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On ECN, a regularly scheduled meeting of your Edinburgh City Council. On the Council, Mayor Omar Ochoa.

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Mayor Pro Tem David Salazar,

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council member Dan Diaz,

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council member Jason Delion,

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and council member Jerry Los Angeles,

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setting in as advisors, city manager, Mayor Ayala,

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and City Attorney Ben Alonso and now live from the Edammerk City Hall the Edammerk City Council.

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Time is 6 p.m. on September 15th, 2026. We're calling this regularly scheduled City Council meeting to order.

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I do see that we've got all members of Council presence so we do have a quorum.

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If we could, please rise and start with a prayer. We'll be led by Pastor David Alexander.

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afternoon

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Mr. Mayor, council, residents, let's pray.

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A Lord of Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth.

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We recognize you as the Almighty sovereign whom we are dependent upon when we thank you

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for a city that still recognizes this dependency.

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We thank you for a country whose motto is in God we trust.

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It's a war tonight we are trusting you to lead with wisdom, the affairs of this evening,

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granting wisdom to our council and those who are speaking, or it may this chamber be an

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evidence of the unity of this community as we converse and dialogue, the matters in which

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you've entrusted to us in orderly fashion, looking for peace, and looking for movement

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forward rather than argument, or thank you for just an incredible place in which we live.

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Thank you for the blessing of this area, the blessing of our leadership, and when we just

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thank you for the peace that comes here in Jesus' name. Amen.

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Yes, sir, with honor. I'd ask you if I'm going to please stand, if you are able, remove

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your head here, trace your right head over your heart, and let's say to get a point of

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The next item is the certification of public notice of Adam Secretary.

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Yes, Samarra, the meeting is posted in accordance with Texas Open Meeting

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sack of September 9, 2026 at 8.40 pm.

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And the next item is the disclosure of COVID-19 of interest, Mr. City Attorney.

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Mr. Mayor, under state law and local government official is required to disclose a substantial

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interest for themselves or certain family members and abstain from voting on matters related

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to such conflict.

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Are there any conflicts to disclose or related to the pending matters on today's agenda?

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Thank you.

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All right.

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Next item are City Highlights, a few events coming up that I did want to bring to the public

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attention.

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It is on the agenda, which is a bit of a long line if you'd like to read off of it yourself.

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But coming up September 24th, so it'll be next Thursday, the Edinburgh Municipal Court

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is having a car seat, check-up, and give away.

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Is anybody from the court here?

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Bodybell?

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This is actually a super cool.

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I don't even, I wasn't even aware about the details.

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Could you tell us about this?

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So we're giving away car seats.

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Bodybell Velasquez.

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Municipal court court data.

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Yes, we are.

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On that day, we are giving away some car seats.

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It will be checking car seats also.

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It's exclusive for any of our residents.

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And it's from six to eight that we're having it. We do have a couple of agencies that are assisting, which is getting bird PDs, a fire department, and then also, I believe far and DPS, that are assisting with that. So it'll be there at the municipal court.

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Awesome. Yes.

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Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much for that.

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And I know the, the court's doing this as a priority because, you know, it is the law. You are supposed to have a car seat, right? If you've got children under a certain age or under a certain height.

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And so you will get ticketed from it, I've seen it happen.

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So the courts doing what it can right now to assist in checking those car seats and giving away some free car seats to people who come out also, but more than anything to raise awareness about this issue.

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It took me to prevent any accidents.

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We've seen a couple of activities within the last few years and that's one of the reasons that we stepped up and that we could do this for our community here in Edinburgh.

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Excellent. Thank you.

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You welcome.

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We also have some exciting celebration coming up for a fire department celebrating 100 years of history in our city.

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We are going to have a 5K on Saturday, October 3rd at 730.

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It'll be starting right here outside of the main fire station.

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We're really, really cool event to come out here and say thank you to all of the people that have ever been involved in the fire department from the paid staff,

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to the volunteers, to the ladies' auxiliary, on down the line, all kinds of history celebrating

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a hundred years of that. And then that evening, that Saturday evening, our Edinburgh Fire

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Shopper's Festival will be occurring at promenade park, music, games, food for the families

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to come out and enjoy, so please join us for those as well. Next item on the agenda is the Mayor's

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So tonight is a very exciting night.

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It is budget night.

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We have a city budget that we are presenting to the residents tonight.

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And is up for discussion and ultimately adoption by the city council.

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I did want to go through some of the highlights of this budget.

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And I wanted to take the mayor's report opportunity to do that.

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In case there are citizens who are coming up,

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planning to speak about it during public comments.

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I want you to at least have the benefit of my remarks.

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as well. There's a public hearing section later, so you can come up and speak on that also.

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So plenty of opportunity to come and give your opinions on that. But I just want to say that I'm

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very proud of this city budget that's being presented this evening. City management, the

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finest department, all city directors have worked incredibly hard to create a balanced budget.

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And we are doing it without raising taxes at all. And it's a remarkable thing, honestly, because

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there have been some

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The changes in state law that have increased exemptions, home state exemptions, disability, over 65 military veterans, all great things.

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But what that does is it reduces the city's ability to collect additional revenue through property taxes.

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Despite that, despite that, the city of Edinburgh is not raising property taxes to be able to collect more.

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As a matter of fact, the property tax rate that is being proposed and that I anticipate will be adopted tonight is lower than the no new revenue tax rate.

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What that means is because the city is keeping it at its current rate, we will actually be generating less property taxes from the same taxpayers last fiscal year.

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So it is a remarkable thing. The city of Edinburgh has never done this adopted a tax rate.

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That's below the new revenue rate, but it was an important thing to be physically responsible.

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We've made this promise along and we're delivering on it.

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Some of the things that we've done in terms of financial management, we've also reduced our solid waste transfers.

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There's been some issues in the past with transferring millions of dollars.

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I know that solid waste had to go out for bonds for equipment this past year, right?

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For example, but we're reducing the amount that's being transferred out of our solid waste fund.

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And at the same time, still being able to finance almost $2 million in additional heavy machinery for our solid waste,

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So that we don't fall behind on our trash collections and trash processing.

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At the same time, we are reducing the airport and the golf courses reliance.

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On transfers from solid waste, meaning that they are now generating more revenue

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and relying less on the taxpayers to fund gaps and operations.

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And we are looking to have both our golf courses and our airport break even

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so that they're at the very least, if not in the future, start making money.

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so that our taxpayers don't have to put the bill for any of those operations.

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We've also been able to tighten our belts and trim administrative costs by a million

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dollars through a variety of savings, findings, things that we can cut, and provide

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more services for you, the residents.

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So all of these fiscal management have been an essential pillar.

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Along with that, another essential pillar is infrastructure investments.

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And for this, we are stepping up, like I said, despite the fact that we're not raising taxes.

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A million dollars for our utility systems to improve water lines throughout the city of Edinburgh.

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Two million dollars to do revitalization for our downtown water treatment plant,

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so that we can continue to provide clean water to our residents.

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Over two million dollars, to modernize our wastewater system.

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So all of our sewer infrastructure, lift stations will be rehabilitated throughout the city.

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The city setting aside money is to be able to do all of these infrastructure investments at the same time.

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We are also enhancing the quality of life.

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We've got $250,000 of reporting to upgrade playground equipment throughout the city.

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On top of that, we are setting aside another $233,000 to upgrade playground equipment specifically at Edinburgh Municipal Park.

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making sure that all of our equipment out there is safe and is able to be used.

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We're doing upgrades to the Chapin Street Hiking Bike Trail.

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We are building brand new public restrooms for that trail out there as well.

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It's a beautiful trail and we want everybody to be able to enjoy it.

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And we are continuing to invest in our cultural arts and our festivals here in Edinburgh.

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we've got. We call ourselves the City of Festivals. We just wrapped up our international film festival,

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where we had directors, movie producers, submit films from all around the world. It was a fantastic

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weekend highlighting our city of Edinburgh to visitors far and wide. And so these cultural arts

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is an important investment both to increase tourism to track people to Edinburgh, but also to enhance

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the quality of life for all of us through arts and culture.

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We are also investing in public safety, including over half a million dollars for modernizing

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our police feet, patrol units, investing in drone and police technology so that we can

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continue our first responder program, which Edinburgh was the first city in the Rio Grande

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Valley to have a drone as a first responder program.

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We are also investing in police officers safety protective gear as well as new equipment and gear for our fire department also.

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And so just one of the highlight that this budget truly reflects our core values, fiscal management and investment in real services towards the city of Edinburgh infrastructure, public safety, cultural arts on down the line.

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So I just want to say one more time, thank you very much to our city management for being so responsible with this budget.

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To all of our city departments for stepping up to find these administrative cuts that are allowing us to do these investments without having to raise your taxes in the process.

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It's a pledge that we made when we started this process and it's one that we are delivering on tonight. So Council, thank you also for your work throughout this budget process.

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All right, that concludes my long-winded mayor's report.

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Moving on now to proclamations and recognitions.

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First item A is a proclamation recognizing the national day

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of remembrance for murder victims.

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If the secretary could please read the caption,

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and then the secretary will read the proclamation.

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CD Council will come down with the proclamation if we could

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take some pictures with you all.

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And then if you can stay to say some comments, please.

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Yes, for me.

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Presentation of Proclamation, recognizing September 25, 2026 as National Day Remembrance for Murder Victims as Requested by Robert Garcia.

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National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims, whereas the National Parents of Murder Children established September 25 as a National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims due to the unanimously passed resolutions by the United States Senate on October 16, 2007.

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On the United States House of Representatives on May 14, 2007, and whereas POMC is dedicated

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to honoring the memory of those lost to violence and recognizing the profound and lasting

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trauma that families and communities endure alongside the work of the real-can Valley families

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and friends and murdered children, which has served more than 2,400 families in a region since

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2013.

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On words in 2025, 39 lives were lost to homicide across the real-can Valley, affecting an estimated

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390 surviving family members and loved ones, demonstrating the impact of homicide, extends far beyond each individual victim.

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And whereas behind every statistic is a name of faith, a life of family and the legacy of love them has never been forgotten.

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And whereas survivors of homicide victims, channel their pain and grief into powerful stories of courage, their rejection and isolation,

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instead embracing compassion, peace and justice for others.

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Whereas families in our community remind the city that behind every statistic is a face, a name, and a legacy of love that must never be forgotten.

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And whereas surviving families demonstrate extraordinary courage as they transform grief into remembrance, advocacy, compassion, violence, prevention, and a continuing pursuit of healing and justice.

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And we're on September 25th, 2026, RGV-F-F-O-M-C will host this 14 annual candlelight

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vigil at the Josep Episolinez Memorial Recreation Center in Fartek.

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Under the message, every candle tells the story, bringing families and the community together to honor the lives and legacies of those laws to homicide.

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And whereas the city of Edinburgh joins surviving families in declaring that every name matters, every life has a story, every legacy deserves to be remembered.

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Now, therefore, the mayor and city council of the city of Edinburgh, taxes by a power vested in them by law,

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to hear by proclaim September 25, 26, as national day remembers for murder victims in the city of Edinburgh,

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and encourage our community to remember those whose lives were taken by violence, to support

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the surviving families and the loved ones, and to reaffirm our collective commitment

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to compassion, healing, remembrance, public safety, and justice.

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Yes, if you could, if you could, please.

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Thank you for having us.

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My name is Robert Garcia, I'm the founder and CEO of the Rugged Valley Family and Friends

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of Murder Children, and I have a distinguished family that are very privileged, very courageous,

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resilience that is so we unconditional love, some have been with me for 12 years and some

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of you as of November of this past year. So, Majorini started on September 13, 2011 when my brother

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Rohit Arajr Murciyak was murdered by her late wife and a murder suicide in Hardington, Texas.

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I received a piercing phone call out of Rio Grande City, well I was born and raised, my mother Dalia Rosarzia called and said they take a tormano al-Ole Paso.

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I took off to the heart engine as the first responders were put in the crime scene.

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I saw an ambulance to my right living and I asked the officer who is that individual and the ambulances.

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Well, there was a lady talking going on the ambulance.

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So I asked him, where's my brother?

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Is that your brother?

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There was somebody in the house in there.

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I understand it's a raw reaction.

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I went under the crime scene.

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And I immediately saw my brother in a blue blood.

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That forever changed me.

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And that's forever changed my family.

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And I made a promise.

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Just like the oath that any police officers or military service,

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or anybody in the oath of office of service in civic service,

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I made that promise to my mom and my brother in dining room.

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We will proceed just as we will seek and remember the memories of each life.

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At that time, there was no services.

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National parents are murdered children,

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which I'm a contact person here for South Texas,

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has been with me for 15 years.

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So when we talk, and I say, we, all my victims,

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we want the leadership, not only in this community,

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that I represent, and I live, and I pay taxes myself,

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is to seize us as individuals,

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a human beings, not necessarily as victims.

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victims were projected by the death of a victim that is 6,800, but when you see us, you tell

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us, you stand with us, you hear us, and you will be with us.

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That's the message of the proclamation you did today, Mayor, and city council members.

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That is to remind of for them, I carry that torch, I carry those innocent lives that

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were taken by violence.

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And as I remember, I'm going to mention in recognition their names that are here.

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Some families have two members that have died of victims of violent crime.

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Some have had three.

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I have had three and an unfortunate and my family.

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Rojelio Raju Garcia was my brother, a friend Garcia and Dan Ovega.

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Jolisa Raquel, Eric Sanchez,

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Ralcensio Sanchez, Wendy Escovedo,

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Julio Soto-Junior, Julio Vierreal,

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Freely, Otiveros, Kevin, Gonzales,

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Austín, Molina, Ever, Islas,

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Junior, Juanava, and Sintia Chavez,

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Did I meet anybody?

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Did I live anybody out?

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Those are the victims.

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We are asking for you all's help and support to go out there on September 25th.

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Isn't it Friday?

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We understand that it's Friday night lights, but for us is one special day.

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If you all can attend and see the testament of the courage,

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of voices, the battle crimes of the families that you see, the authors that were made there,

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it is an amazing, and it's a resilience that gives me the power of the energy and the

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passing to continue the fight. Because the honor that we have, the memory that they instilled

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us, it is a pleasure of us for you to remember who is, Roger and who are the other families in

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We're looking at about 275 to 300 people that show up or victims that show up.

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This morning I did the county commission's court yesterday I did my calendar last Thursday

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or last Tuesday I did the city of Far. The event is going to be at the PEP Salinas Memorial

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at 10 13 kelp West Kelly. They're being the whole city for the last 10 years, so I appreciate

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the mayor and also the commission there to take it as under the wing in helping us in obtained

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that pavilion, the moral center, and with y'all in the past of helping, I would love to see one

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of y'all merit, as does Cortez this morning, to do the proclamation, Renda. He said that he was

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going to get in his calendar because he wasn't aware. Just as an alternative, I'm going to

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have you, if you're not doing busy in that day, to see if you can do the proclamation

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for the city as we would love your company to be there or any other city council members.

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Thank you for listening, thank you for seeing the hurt, but the resilience and the courage

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of the families, God bless you and hopefully we will see you there.

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Is there anyone else who would like to say anything?

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Floor is yours if you would like.

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Anyone else?

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I just want to say thank you to the families for being here this evening.

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It shows true courage to be here tonight.

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It is unimaginable what it is that you all have gone through.

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Murder is a terrible crime that rips apart families, splits, communities and leads a lasting

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impact on you for the rest of your lives.

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and I just want to tell all of you thank you so much for being here tonight.

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This is a subject that we need to talk about. We need to remember the families of the victims who are left behind.

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And do know that the Edinburgh Police Department does provide services. There is a crime victim liaison position at our police department that provides a variety of services.

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Helping you get grant funding, helping you track down information, keeping you informed of what's going on with the case.

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Because at the end of the day, you're not just dealing with the tragedy of what occurred, you're fighting for justice.

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And so we recognize the struggle that is that you all go through, we're very, very, very sorry for what it is that you have had to live through, but please know that there are people who see you, who love you, and then we are here for you.

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So thank you again for being here tonight.

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The next item that we have on the agenda is a proclamation recognizing the 1977 Edomberg high school boys cost cross country UIL state champions for their induction into the Rio Grande Valley sports hall of fame

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So if the secretary could please read the proclamation city council will come down with the proclamation if the members you would like to come up so we could take a couple of pictures

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1977 State Champion Enembroke High School Boys Cross Country Team Day,

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where a supportive cross country running demands,

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extraordinary speed endurance discipline and set fast education

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to triumph over rigorous courses and elite competition.

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And where's the fall of 1977 the Enembroke High School Boys Cross Country Team,

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comprising of Armando Reina, Bernice Alas, Richard Garcia,

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Rolando Perez, Ricardo Perez Junior, Mario Romero, in Isaías Coronado,

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that by head coach Homer Martinez embarked on an unforgettable athletic journey.

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And whereas the vodka's established early dominance by capturing the district 285A championship with 44 points,

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and went on to claim the original championship crown in San Marcos with 71 points.

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And whereas on December 10, 1977, competing in freezing conditions,

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on a grueling two-mile course in Georgetown Texas, the vodka swords scored 79 points to defeat defending state champion El Paso Austin,

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and when the U.I.L. State Championship.

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And where is this monument to victory,

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marked the first time in history that any athletic team

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from Edinburgh High School or any high school cross-country team

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from the Rio Grande Valley won a Texas State Championship.

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And where is the enduring legacy

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of these student athletes and Coach Homer Martinez

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was formally honored on June 28, 2025,

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where their induction into the Rio Grande Valley Sports Hall

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of Fame team Hall of Honor.

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And where their historic feat continues to serve

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as a beacon of pride, resilience, and inspiration for Edinburgh City, and the entire city of

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Edinburgh community.

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Now, therefore, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Edinburgh, Texas by the

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power of a city in Denmark, due here by proclaims September 16, 2026 as 1977, State Champion

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Edinburgh High School Boys Cross Country Team Day in the City of Edinburgh, and encourage

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our residents to join in recognizing the legendary achievements teamwork and lasting

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sports heritage of this championship team.

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All right, gentlemen, there's been a long time coming, but congratulations, would you like to say a few words, please?

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Sure, you know, we always want to represent the city of Edinburgh and the Edinburgh School District.

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We do have a legendary coach, Homer Martinez, who is our coach in 1977, contains it to be a coach with the Edinburgh School District.

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It's an honor to be here by you Mayor and the City Council and our citizens.

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you know, we work very hard. People don't know that to become a state champion, even a district

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champion or regional champion or state champion, our team has to run between 50 to 75 miles a week.

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And you're talking about running five minutes or sub five minutes miles to train to accomplish

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this huge accomplishment. And we call it winning the trifecta, you know, when you win district,

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regional is a state, you know, the significance that everybody should know is that it was done with

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three seniors, two freshmen and two juniors on the team. And we beat a defending powerhouse

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of El Paso often, El Paso Riverside, where they have mountains of weather here, which

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is a flat land. But, you know, it's great coaching by Coach Martinez, and he's been

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a successful coach throughout his career, and when he's a chaplain, you know, building

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stage champions in Bergaz, Dean representing in our city, because, you know, when we go

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that, you know, Edinburgh exists, and we are a powerhouse of runners.

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Edinburgh is a running community, and it's, you know, we've got the number 10K, and all these 10Ks that are 5Ks that we do every year, and, you know, I want to pass on my gore to our legendary Coach Omar Martinez.

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It's much more, I can say, after a break, but it is an honor for me to have Bander Coach, to say that

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being a state champion, it's big, it's really something that rarely happens with the only one and a big division that is ever one, the state championship and not only that but we also have some individual champions throughout the time that we've been here with the program and

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And I'm sure most of them have been recognized, but to go in as a team is very hard to say that

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you're the top one and the state of Texas, as you know, is the top on everything in the

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country.

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So, so for it, it's been an honor to have worked with this young man, and it's something

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that is a title that they earn, the state champions, and it's something that will always

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be with them. I want to thank the council and Mayor Schoaf for our runs to take a little bit of

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time to recognize this young man and I'm very proud of him because this is what I saw

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about. And I always tell him, we don't go to school to participate in sports. We'll go to school

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to become better people. And that's what they did. And that's why they're at where they're at

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And I'm very proud of all of them.

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Rick B. and the chief of police for the district,

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it means a lot, it keeps all of us in line.

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So thank you very much, and I appreciate everything.

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I just want you all to notice one thing

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about this picture from the front is the uniforms.

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And I have a professor.

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He was Dr. Samper, and he had a picture of a P class

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with kids who were in 1922 and he said,

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what can anybody say about this picture?

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And we're all battling, what the difference?

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It's the same kids, it's just a different uniform.

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But the people are still there, just like us.

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At this time, thank you very much.

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Amazing.

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Gentlemen, thank you all so much. Thank you so much for what you've done to

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highlight Edinburgh through your career here in cross-country, but that you all continue.

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You all continue to be engaged citizens giving back. You are exactly the types of role models that we want.

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Our young kids to know about. So highlighting these stories from the past of what's occurred.

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we did it recently also with the 1980s State Baseball Championship for the American Legion.

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These are stories that we can't forget because they mean something they're impactful.

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And the more we repeat them and the more we tell people about them, the kids today will

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know that they can do it too.

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And that they can not only achieve the top level of success in sports now but that they can

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go forward and achieve the top level of success in their careers even after that, that even

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And if you're a state championship, that is not the end of life.

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There are more and bigger things set out for them too.

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So thank you, gentlemen, for setting that wonderful example.

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Where did the picture go?

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You all can have the picture.

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If anybody wants it, you're more than welcome to take it.

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Yes, thank you.

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All right.

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Next item on the agenda are the public comments, Madam Secretary?

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Yes, sir.

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Good evening, everyone.

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The ed.

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The ed.

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of the City Council meeting with dedicated to public comments.

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Public comments are limited to three minutes.

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I'll be taking time.

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Please note the public comment producer

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not interacted with the council

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and not responsible for the comments.

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At this time, we're in Council there are three public comments.

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The first one is Ms. Firmacherity regarding taxpayers' money.

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I just wanted to know which ones they were in the order,

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but, gentlemen, every time I come here,

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I feel like I am singing the same song.

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And this council gives me the same answer.

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Don't worry. It's COVID money. Don't worry. It's EDC money. So I want to say this as clearly as I can.

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All the money that this council has comes from the people and is there for public money.

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COVID money is either federal money taken as taxes or money borrowed by the federal government

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to address an issue and reference to the Edinburgh Economic Corporation all of its money comes

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from the city of Edinburgh. The return on money invested by the Edinburgh EDC is public money.

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Please don't tell me not to worry because if you're operating this as a private sector like you

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do the city you'd be out of business in no time. This council is going to build a facility on the

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Browns of a golf course and called it a job resource center.

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So when your husbands say he's going to look for a new job, you know he really might be going

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out to play golf.

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Gentlemen, I am getting calls saying that the water bills have doubled and people are not

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happy.

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I think it is because when you raise water rates, it increase treatment costs, and before you

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know it, your utility bill has doubled.

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I did not know that the new water connection requires a $100 deposit and proof of property ownership.

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I think this is a result of new renters finding out how much utilities cost are in Edinburgh.

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The city has benefited from the growth of multi-family housing, but this is a very mobile population.

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Just like they came into the community, they can easily move to a bigger and better place

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depending on the lease agreement.

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I was suggest that the city establish encouragement packages for single-family homeowners

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as they mean of lowering their cost, how recycling pickup and lowering cost of water

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conservation would be helpful.

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These are the long-term pairs of the utility bills.

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And I also have an item tonight.

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10A, I believe I gave each of you a copy of it.

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And my question is, it's a variance again.

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And here we go.

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They are the developers requesting to

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It's not wanting to widen the additional 10 foot or right away along Chapin Road.

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They're talking about, it's going to cost them, but my thing is when y'all have the rules,

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everyone should abide by it.

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Now keep asking y'all, but it's the good old boys' club, and we know whose property and things

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are out there and what happens.

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And so we're, and on the, the staff has recommended that denying of this variance.

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So I'm hoping the public are watching, and some of y'all are up for election.

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And these variances are the people call me, and that's why I asked you.

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And my thing is, why do you have the, what is it, planning and zoning commission?

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And then you have your own staff, and they ask you to deny it.

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So we'll watch tonight to see how you do.

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Thank you.

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The next public comment is Ms. Deborah Gomez regarding item 12A.

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The mayor, good evening council.

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My name is Deborah Gomez and I'm here on behalf of the Museum of South Texas History,

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regarding ordinances 12A and regards to consideration.

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I all we are asking is our event,

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which is our largest fundraiser on site,

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Van Dango, 2026 will happen on October 3rd, we are asking is to help with the special

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use permit to be able to close off the streets which is low in 12 and it's blocked 209

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lots one and 24. We're asking for the help because we will be using the county parking

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lot and in order to do that we would have to cross the street and to keep everybody safe.

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We will have a vehicle, but we will have a lot of people walking.

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It's only in the essence to keep everyone safe.

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So I also have Ferdinandah here with facilities who helps run the facilities.

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He's walked it through.

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We did have a meeting with the city.

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I just want to follow up and let you all know that we would highly consider,

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or highly ask that you consider this,

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so that we can be able to have a safe event that evening.

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Thank you so much for your time.

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And thank you for all you do for our city.

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Thank you. The next public comment is Ms. Diana Teter regarding taxes and budget.

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Thank you, Diana Teter. I'd like to talk about one cent or one penny.

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It can't find much in our individual lives, but one cent can impact the entire future of Edinburgh,

433
00:37:37,560 --> 00:37:43,080
because an municipal government at its best is a rising tide that lifts all boats.

434
00:37:43,840 --> 00:37:50,680
And while 20% to 25% of our families live below the poverty line, the majority live above it.

435
00:37:51,100 --> 00:37:57,500
Every single household, every single neighborhood depends on the exact same essential services

436
00:37:57,500 --> 00:37:59,340
to keep this city strong.

437
00:38:00,060 --> 00:38:06,820
For years, Edinburgh has held its tax rate at 63 cents per 100 valuation, and tonight you

438
00:38:06,820 --> 00:38:10,180
were proposing to maintain it again at that rate.

439
00:38:11,000 --> 00:38:19,460
But the full context is our calculated, no new revenue rate is 6303 cents.

440
00:38:20,220 --> 00:38:25,080
Employee in terms of Edinburgh just choosing to collect less than what is required just

441
00:38:25,080 --> 00:38:26,560
to keep our revenue flat.

442
00:38:26,560 --> 00:38:29,660
This is structural bell tightening.

443
00:38:30,680 --> 00:38:34,240
Are we entirely depending on new development you carry the load?

444
00:38:34,860 --> 00:38:40,800
What about our one small library, parks, green spaces, and more?

445
00:38:41,420 --> 00:38:44,400
Which lag behind and need improvement and growth?

446
00:38:45,180 --> 00:38:49,520
So I would like to request a one cent increase to our tax rate

447
00:38:49,520 --> 00:38:55,020
because that single cent acts as a powerful money multiplier.

448
00:38:55,020 --> 00:39:02,780
One cent is an investment that multiplies our collective resources of one cent.

449
00:39:03,320 --> 00:39:14,360
It turns a small fractional contribution into hundreds of thousands of dollars that go directly into safer neighborhoods and structural longevity.

450
00:39:14,360 --> 00:39:22,100
holding a tax rate flat does not hold inflation flits.

451
00:39:22,820 --> 00:39:25,840
In the past, we funded new police units, fire trucks,

452
00:39:26,000 --> 00:39:28,280
of 3% pay plan for first responders,

453
00:39:28,980 --> 00:39:33,580
and a steady push toward a $15 hour minimum wage.

454
00:39:34,100 --> 00:39:37,440
These are not luxuries. These are the basic fundamental costs

455
00:39:37,440 --> 00:39:39,720
of keeping a city safe and functioning.

456
00:39:40,540 --> 00:39:43,180
And here's the fiscal truth we cannot ignore.

457
00:39:43,180 --> 00:39:50,580
maintenance postponed is maintenance multiplied. When we refuse to leverage that money

458
00:39:50,580 --> 00:39:56,580
multiplier, we face immediate consequences. Recent spikes and employee health care

459
00:39:56,580 --> 00:40:03,120
are set for the city to curtail its street-paving program. A one-cent investment

460
00:40:03,120 --> 00:40:08,900
today in our municipal government triggers the money multiplier that's stringent, the rising

461
00:40:08,900 --> 00:40:16,560
time lifting all our boats tomorrow. Gentlemen, you're all business people. Wouldn't you

462
00:40:16,560 --> 00:40:25,860
invest one penny in your business in order to get the same rate of return we get here? Thank you.

463
00:40:26,060 --> 00:40:26,060
Thank you.

464
00:40:30,870 --> 00:40:35,770
Any other comments? No, say me. All right. Next item is public hearings.

465
00:40:38,170 --> 00:40:39,210
Let me see.

466
00:40:39,210 --> 00:40:40,750
once I get it.

467
00:40:41,530 --> 00:40:48,950
So for items A and B, my understanding on these two items is that there is a development

468
00:40:48,950 --> 00:40:55,050
agreement that the city is working on with this particular landowner in which we're trying

469
00:40:55,050 --> 00:40:58,870
to get a lift station that will bring sewer to West O'Wasa.

470
00:40:59,950 --> 00:41:00,890
Yes, Mayor, that is correct.

471
00:41:02,330 --> 00:41:04,630
We're still not an agreement on that development agreement.

472
00:41:05,810 --> 00:41:08,110
As of right now, the agreement is still being reviewed.

473
00:41:08,110 --> 00:41:09,850
So it's still pending.

474
00:41:10,410 --> 00:41:20,190
That being the case, I would propose to city council that we table items A and B until we are able to finalize the development agreements so it's all presented at the same time.

475
00:41:29,690 --> 00:41:33,210
There's a motion and a second to table items A and B any discussion.

476
00:41:34,390 --> 00:41:38,630
All is in favor of the motion raise your right hand, all is opposed motion passes.

477
00:41:39,470 --> 00:41:40,050
A and B are table.

478
00:41:40,730 --> 00:41:47,230
Next item is item C. Secretary could read the caption.

479
00:41:47,770 --> 00:41:48,450
Here's your mayer.

480
00:41:48,570 --> 00:41:51,370
Who will public hearing consider the sign variance requested city of

481
00:41:51,370 --> 00:41:53,170
NMG development code as follows?

482
00:41:53,630 --> 00:41:56,950
One article four section 4.302 E4B.

483
00:41:57,110 --> 00:42:01,230
Sites and report to allow an electronic message area exceeding 50% of the total

484
00:42:01,230 --> 00:42:01,870
sign area.

485
00:42:02,350 --> 00:42:06,910
Number two article four section 4.303-3 permanent free standing sign to allow

486
00:42:06,910 --> 00:42:12,070
next to him. Maximum permitted sign area and height for a pool sign. As described located

487
00:42:12,070 --> 00:42:14,990
in 503 Conquest Boulevard, as requested by A.J. Fedora.

488
00:42:15,470 --> 00:42:20,090
All right. The public hearing is now open on this item. Anybody you wish in the speak for

489
00:42:20,090 --> 00:42:22,070
or against can come forward?

490
00:42:30,940 --> 00:42:35,100
Hi, good evening. My name is Joe Hubu. I'm General Council of the Verdogan Auto Group. I want

491
00:42:35,100 --> 00:42:39,140
to say first thank you to Mr. Acevedo and his staff. It's been very helpful in this process.

492
00:42:40,320 --> 00:42:44,600
The variance of pin, in this instance, is for a new sign.

493
00:42:44,820 --> 00:42:47,700
It's going to be the first stage in several million

494
00:42:47,700 --> 00:42:50,360
dodgeworth of development in the Edinburgh area for those

495
00:42:50,940 --> 00:42:51,400
dealerships.

496
00:42:51,940 --> 00:42:54,460
I have Mr. Ferrari here who can answer any questions about the

497
00:42:54,460 --> 00:42:56,140
specifics of the sign, and then Mr.

498
00:42:56,240 --> 00:42:59,360
Vacker would like to address the overall development,

499
00:42:59,420 --> 00:43:02,040
giving an idea of what's going to happen in that area.

500
00:43:11,060 --> 00:43:13,800
I'll make sure you put on the contacture of the sign

501
00:43:13,800 --> 00:43:19,700
developer and this sign is the electronics sign it's a state of the art

502
00:43:19,700 --> 00:43:26,240
latest it is in a vertical cell phone ratio which makes a different most

503
00:43:26,240 --> 00:43:31,420
digital science or horizontal so that's the future that's what's coming and

504
00:43:31,420 --> 00:43:37,740
it is just part of the product and development as far as any type of

505
00:43:37,740 --> 00:43:47,920
Demi, every follows any state laws, automatically dims down as the light comes up, and so everything is

506
00:43:49,080 --> 00:43:56,240
State of the Earth is not going to be signed that you're going to have problems with or blinking or anything like that.

507
00:43:56,400 --> 00:43:57,960
Do you have any questions for me?

508
00:43:59,930 --> 00:44:05,710
Yes, or I have a question, compared to the large attorney sign next to how do you compare both signs?

509
00:44:05,710 --> 00:44:18,350
So it's very similar, it's the format of more vertical, and it's the same technology, in fact, it's the same company that I know that their sign is also a tectonic sign.

510
00:44:19,910 --> 00:44:20,770
That's all right.

511
00:44:22,690 --> 00:44:24,590
This is off of the expressway, right?

512
00:44:26,270 --> 00:44:28,290
By conquest in the expressway.

513
00:44:30,090 --> 00:44:33,050
I don't know, I think Mr. Becker was going to speak on this.

514
00:44:33,210 --> 00:44:36,610
What is going on out there at that specific area?

515
00:44:49,190 --> 00:44:54,810
what we're proposing but what's going to happen is this is phase one of a

516
00:44:54,810 --> 00:44:59,690
multi-phase project. That sign will go up on that location.

517
00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:05,980
That will become a huge carlop for the Cadillac leadership, because we're running out of room there on the freeway.

518
00:45:06,700 --> 00:45:17,040
So, once we do that, it will move south on the other side of the Nissan store, Fiesta Nissan, and we're developing all the way down to the point if you try and boundary, you see those red rails.

519
00:45:17,520 --> 00:45:26,640
Okay, that's all going to be developed. And then we've already done the permission from the State of Texas to adopt that curve and clean that up on that far end.

520
00:45:26,640 --> 00:45:36,660
Then we come back on the backside and as you come off to South Closers right there, you see that mechanic shop there.

521
00:45:37,020 --> 00:45:41,560
We've already terminated their lease and that'll all be cleaned up and it'll go away.

522
00:45:42,100 --> 00:45:46,800
And then we come on down and we'll clean up there behind the Nissan store.

523
00:45:47,440 --> 00:45:54,420
So what we're looking at is about what we do.

524
00:45:54,420 --> 00:46:00,180
the last week, we ordered 200 palm trees, so we're going to start landscaping all the way down

525
00:46:00,180 --> 00:46:07,580
the free away from the school where this property is all the way around the curb and back, and then once

526
00:46:07,580 --> 00:46:23,060
we get this project complete there, our plans are to take the Fiesta Chevrolet store and we're going to move

527
00:46:23,060 --> 00:46:33,400
GMC store and where we are right now that GMC, the store-book, the South part of that by the Chick-fil-A will become a GMC truck center.

528
00:46:33,740 --> 00:46:35,880
What's now the answer to the Chevrolet will become Buick.

529
00:46:37,040 --> 00:46:42,540
So that whole thing right there, you're talking somewhere close to close to $45 million.

530
00:46:44,220 --> 00:46:48,840
And that's if we get a permission to get General Motors to approve it, we'll start immediately.

531
00:46:48,840 --> 00:46:53,260
But then also we've also in negotiation with Greater Hartford.

532
00:46:54,320 --> 00:46:58,560
We own the property right at the entrance right behind the academy into the shops of

533
00:46:58,560 --> 00:46:59,160
the Regrim.

534
00:46:59,680 --> 00:47:04,280
We finally got them to agree to not put in one of those huge signs like to have on the

535
00:47:04,280 --> 00:47:05,040
Trenton.

536
00:47:05,300 --> 00:47:10,440
So we've already agreed to some monuments on it and they've given us the traditions that

537
00:47:10,440 --> 00:47:11,680
look really good.

538
00:47:11,940 --> 00:47:16,020
So once they're agreed to that, we'll have to give them some footage and they can complete

539
00:47:16,020 --> 00:47:17,180
that interest there.

540
00:47:17,180 --> 00:47:22,380
and then we'll take that piece of property and we're going to put something there and I don't

541
00:47:22,380 --> 00:47:27,100
know exactly what would be some development on that property. So when we get through with this whole

542
00:47:27,100 --> 00:47:34,820
thing, you're probably talking $15 million dollars and you're probably talking 7500 new jobs.

543
00:47:35,680 --> 00:47:40,720
So it's going to be a long process. I'm hoping this link will get the jump so we're going to jump start it.

544
00:47:41,420 --> 00:47:48,220
As far as the sign, how much is it going to cover the actual, the building, or I've decided that

545
00:47:48,220 --> 00:47:51,660
low is office, how much is it going to cover it in any way?

546
00:47:51,900 --> 00:47:52,480
I'm sorry what?

547
00:47:52,840 --> 00:47:56,680
The sign is going to cover that building in any way because it's a vertical?

548
00:47:57,900 --> 00:48:00,480
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

549
00:48:01,580 --> 00:48:05,440
If you drive that front edge road, no, it's a whole line.

550
00:48:05,780 --> 00:48:10,700
And what it will give it, what it's going to give us some visibility is that building is

551
00:48:10,700 --> 00:48:12,220
covered our Cadillac side.

552
00:48:12,500 --> 00:48:16,160
So if you're coming from the north, you can't see that at all.

553
00:48:16,540 --> 00:48:19,780
So what we're having to do actually is put a sign there

554
00:48:19,780 --> 00:48:21,260
to alert people.

555
00:48:21,300 --> 00:48:23,340
Hey, there's a Cadillac store right here.

556
00:48:24,780 --> 00:48:26,320
So, but no, you won't haunt her sign.

557
00:48:28,400 --> 00:48:28,760
Excellent.

558
00:48:29,200 --> 00:48:30,540
A lot of activity out there.

559
00:48:30,900 --> 00:48:33,580
Yeah, and we got out some other stuff

560
00:48:33,580 --> 00:48:34,700
but I don't want to talk about it.

561
00:48:35,280 --> 00:48:37,160
But we're doing a lot with Edinburgh.

562
00:48:37,400 --> 00:48:38,860
We just keep pushing, pushing, pushing.

563
00:48:39,140 --> 00:48:40,980
Our big holder will have believe it or not.

564
00:48:40,980 --> 00:48:43,980
I was on the telephone with General Motors today.

565
00:48:44,200 --> 00:48:45,780
They want to do a market study.

566
00:48:46,380 --> 00:48:49,500
I said, boy, you know, I said, let me get you to talk

567
00:48:49,500 --> 00:48:52,160
this kind of this medium, Edmer, they can tell you what's

568
00:48:52,160 --> 00:48:52,700
going on with.

569
00:48:53,100 --> 00:48:55,480
I want to get moving, which you know how corporations

570
00:48:55,480 --> 00:48:57,240
work, large corporations like that.

571
00:48:57,740 --> 00:48:59,700
So they're doing a market study on that, just making

572
00:48:59,700 --> 00:49:00,660
the move, doing a washer.

573
00:49:01,320 --> 00:49:03,380
We're trying to keep everything in Edmer.

574
00:49:03,620 --> 00:49:05,420
So if we get to the North side of the washer,

575
00:49:06,220 --> 00:49:08,580
everything stays in Edmer, and then what

576
00:49:08,580 --> 00:49:16,460
We'll do also once we get the Chevrolet down there, we'll take the Subaru store and we'll move

577
00:49:16,460 --> 00:49:18,620
it down on a wasp also.

578
00:49:18,820 --> 00:49:24,240
So it's going to change that whole set up there, trim, and what is that closure?

579
00:49:25,140 --> 00:49:25,220
Yeah.

580
00:49:25,240 --> 00:49:25,380
Excellent.

581
00:49:26,440 --> 00:49:29,060
I was one of those being counters at GM once upon a time.

582
00:49:29,380 --> 00:49:30,220
Oh, sorry.

583
00:49:30,220 --> 00:49:31,540
Something you want to talk about.

584
00:49:31,880 --> 00:49:34,200
Yeah, but no, that Edinburgh is growing.

585
00:49:34,800 --> 00:49:35,940
So yes, I agree.

586
00:49:35,940 --> 00:49:41,140
Well, I have to go back to you guys and say, hey, if we need to get some numbers together to show

587
00:49:41,140 --> 00:49:44,320
on, but I think we've got all the pieces put together.

588
00:49:44,680 --> 00:49:45,360
All right.

589
00:49:45,740 --> 00:49:46,100
Thank you.

590
00:49:46,320 --> 00:49:46,920
Yes, sir.

591
00:49:50,610 --> 00:49:51,130
Hi, man.

592
00:49:55,200 --> 00:49:57,680
So on this particular sign, why is it requiring a variance?

593
00:49:58,640 --> 00:50:04,740
Because of the size mirror, what they're proposing is a 30 by 65 square foot sign.

594
00:50:04,980 --> 00:50:09,520
It's going to have a component of an LED screen that's going to be 45 by 25.

595
00:50:09,520 --> 00:50:15,900
Now, currently, that's 1125 square feet.

596
00:50:16,140 --> 00:50:20,100
What's allowed there on the expressway is 200 square feet.

597
00:50:21,040 --> 00:50:23,120
Now, that's the current UDC.

598
00:50:23,240 --> 00:50:25,720
The new UDC is going to be a little bit more flexible,

599
00:50:26,080 --> 00:50:28,580
but this would still require a variance, even under the new UDC.

600
00:50:31,160 --> 00:50:35,640
The actual LED sign, it's a portion of what's

601
00:50:35,640 --> 00:50:38,740
being proposed is not the entire monument sign

602
00:50:38,740 --> 00:50:39,920
is not a digital sign correct.

603
00:50:39,940 --> 00:50:40,900
Right, it's a portion.

604
00:50:41,100 --> 00:50:44,380
It's about 58% of the face is going to be LED.

605
00:50:45,620 --> 00:50:49,220
And the height of it currently along the expressway,

606
00:50:49,380 --> 00:50:51,940
we allow 40 feet, and what's being proposed

607
00:50:51,940 --> 00:50:53,640
is 65 feet.

608
00:50:54,520 --> 00:50:56,440
So those are the two variances on the square footage

609
00:50:56,440 --> 00:50:57,300
and on the height.

610
00:50:58,260 --> 00:51:01,320
Yeah, and I remember, we've had some issues with the sign

611
00:51:01,320 --> 00:51:02,480
ordinance right in the past.

612
00:51:02,820 --> 00:51:05,860
There's a little bit of things that we need to look at.

613
00:51:05,860 --> 00:51:12,980
For example, it allows for a percentage of a wall, right, not necessarily looking at the

614
00:51:12,980 --> 00:51:16,240
size of the sign itself, so I just feel like there's some things that we need to tweak

615
00:51:16,240 --> 00:51:17,020
on it.

616
00:51:17,360 --> 00:51:20,560
What's being addressed in terms of the expressway signs in the proposed eddy?

617
00:51:20,960 --> 00:51:24,420
We're going to be going a little bit higher along the expressway, because generally it's 40

618
00:51:24,420 --> 00:51:29,620
and along the expressway, everybody does 60 or 80, and we're proposing 60.

619
00:51:30,040 --> 00:51:34,980
So this would still be on a five feet over, but it'd be close to what is being proposed.

620
00:51:37,040 --> 00:51:38,180
Any other questions?

621
00:51:39,940 --> 00:51:39,960
Okay.

622
00:51:40,560 --> 00:51:41,860
Thank you.

623
00:51:42,200 --> 00:51:43,000
Public hearing is still open.

624
00:51:43,240 --> 00:51:45,040
Anybody wishing to speak for against the item can

625
00:51:45,040 --> 00:51:45,500
come forward?

626
00:51:47,080 --> 00:51:47,100
All right.

627
00:51:47,340 --> 00:51:47,700
Seeing none.

628
00:51:47,960 --> 00:51:48,940
Public hearing is now closed.

629
00:51:49,120 --> 00:51:49,680
Is there a motion?

630
00:51:49,880 --> 00:51:50,420
Move to approve.

631
00:51:51,380 --> 00:51:52,900
Motion the second to approve any discussion?

632
00:51:54,240 --> 00:51:54,400
All right.

633
00:51:54,400 --> 00:51:55,780
All is in favor of the motion.

634
00:51:55,940 --> 00:51:56,380
Raise your hand.

635
00:51:57,140 --> 00:51:57,660
All is opposed.

636
00:51:58,240 --> 00:51:58,680
Motion passes.

637
00:52:00,220 --> 00:52:00,780
Next item.

638
00:52:01,000 --> 00:52:02,000
The secretary can read the caption.

639
00:52:02,000 --> 00:52:03,180
Mr. Mayor.

640
00:52:03,520 --> 00:52:06,880
Hold public hearing concerns of the time variance request to the city of Edinburgh Ginniff

641
00:52:06,880 --> 00:52:07,060
I.

642
00:52:07,080 --> 00:52:13,560
Dimitann McClub, Article 4, Section 4.305-B18, prohibited signage that are located on or extended

643
00:52:13,560 --> 00:52:16,960
over any public sidewalk street alley or other public property.

644
00:52:17,300 --> 00:52:21,200
As described, located at 5502 South McAll Road, as the request by Wilburts of One

645
00:52:21,200 --> 00:52:21,780
Salis.

646
00:52:23,640 --> 00:52:23,760
All right.

647
00:52:23,840 --> 00:52:25,440
The public hearing is now open on this item.

648
00:52:25,720 --> 00:52:27,900
Anybody wishing to speak for or against can come forward.

649
00:52:32,420 --> 00:52:42,420
All right. Seeing none, public hearing is closed. There are motion on the side of the question to prove. Second.

650
00:52:43,240 --> 00:52:51,540
There's a motion to prove it in a second. On this particular item, I did have some questions. So this is a, is it over at just school?

651
00:52:52,040 --> 00:52:53,520
Yes, mayor, this is at the Driscoll Hospital.

652
00:52:54,380 --> 00:52:59,020
And so I know there's a sign already existing, right, where they want to put this new sign. Is that correct?

653
00:52:59,580 --> 00:53:03,120
Actually, that same sign is going to be refaced.

654
00:53:03,740 --> 00:53:07,680
So what they're doing is the cabinet on top is going to change in dimensions.

655
00:53:07,680 --> 00:53:09,460
It's going to be a 10 by 10 now.

656
00:53:09,880 --> 00:53:14,840
I think the one that's there is probably like 6 feet tall by about 12 feet wide.

657
00:53:14,860 --> 00:53:15,100
Okay.

658
00:53:15,200 --> 00:53:17,600
They're just changing it to more of a square sign.

659
00:53:17,800 --> 00:53:18,040
Okay.

660
00:53:18,060 --> 00:53:19,500
And why does it require a variance?

661
00:53:19,660 --> 00:53:23,960
It requires a variance for me because when we got the building permit for that sign,

662
00:53:24,440 --> 00:53:26,620
we noticed that it's on state right away.

663
00:53:26,620 --> 00:53:35,540
It's not on their property per se, so any sign that's not on their property requires a variance.

664
00:53:35,840 --> 00:53:39,340
I see, so a portion, are we talking about like the overhang of the sign?

665
00:53:39,440 --> 00:53:40,240
I'm talking about the sign.

666
00:53:40,380 --> 00:53:41,200
The sign itself.

667
00:53:41,740 --> 00:53:44,540
Okay, so the sign itself is within state right away.

668
00:53:46,280 --> 00:53:51,560
Now, I will say that when they got their signage permit for the whole entire fiscal hospital,

669
00:53:52,060 --> 00:53:54,060
this sign was excluded, it wasn't in there.

670
00:53:54,060 --> 00:53:57,260
It wasn't until they came in to re-face it, is that we noticed?

671
00:53:57,720 --> 00:53:57,840
Okay.

672
00:53:58,600 --> 00:53:58,760
All right.

673
00:53:59,020 --> 00:54:03,440
So then that being the case, aside from that, the dimensions of the sign, the sign itself,

674
00:54:03,560 --> 00:54:04,760
would it have a required variance?

675
00:54:05,240 --> 00:54:06,340
It's just based on the location.

676
00:54:06,800 --> 00:54:07,040
Okay.

677
00:54:08,020 --> 00:54:11,980
I mean, I imagine if you're even able to speak to this, maybe you're not.

678
00:54:12,260 --> 00:54:14,980
It's still subject right to all of the requirements of being in the right way.

679
00:54:15,200 --> 00:54:18,280
If some issue were to come up, then they've got to deal with it, right?

680
00:54:18,280 --> 00:54:19,860
Because the state owns the right way ultimately.

681
00:54:20,040 --> 00:54:20,320
Correct.

682
00:54:20,320 --> 00:54:24,260
and likely that is that text out may come to just go one day and tell them that it's on

683
00:54:24,260 --> 00:54:24,840
the right away.

684
00:54:25,520 --> 00:54:25,660
All right.

685
00:54:26,460 --> 00:54:26,900
Okay.

686
00:54:27,160 --> 00:54:27,860
Straight forward enough.

687
00:54:28,600 --> 00:54:31,920
So the sign itself right doesn't have the issues, it's just the placement of it being

688
00:54:31,920 --> 00:54:32,680
in state property.

689
00:54:32,920 --> 00:54:33,340
That's correct.

690
00:54:35,990 --> 00:54:36,290
Okay.

691
00:54:36,450 --> 00:54:37,470
Any other questions or discussion?

692
00:54:38,970 --> 00:54:39,130
Okay.

693
00:54:39,510 --> 00:54:39,770
All right.

694
00:54:39,790 --> 00:54:40,990
There's a motion in a second.

695
00:54:42,030 --> 00:54:44,430
All those in favor, raise your right hand.

696
00:54:44,670 --> 00:54:45,310
All the posts?

697
00:54:45,810 --> 00:54:46,030
All right.

698
00:54:46,030 --> 00:54:46,470
Motion passes.

699
00:54:48,840 --> 00:54:52,400
But next items are the public hearing routine items.

700
00:54:52,400 --> 00:54:55,260
There's only one, as a reminder, these routine items,

701
00:54:55,940 --> 00:54:57,920
the recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission.

702
00:55:03,380 --> 00:55:04,100
Oh, it is.

703
00:55:04,180 --> 00:55:04,560
To be a loss.

704
00:55:04,720 --> 00:55:05,140
OK.

705
00:55:05,680 --> 00:55:07,020
Well, thank you.

706
00:55:07,020 --> 00:55:08,060
Thank you for pointing that out.

707
00:55:08,140 --> 00:55:08,480
All right.

708
00:55:08,640 --> 00:55:10,680
So same treatment on this would be my recommendation,

709
00:55:10,980 --> 00:55:12,920
then, is that this one be table as well,

710
00:55:13,400 --> 00:55:15,520
since the previous A and B items are table,

711
00:55:15,620 --> 00:55:18,200
so that we can finalize the development agreement.

712
00:55:18,280 --> 00:55:18,940
Motion to table.

713
00:55:19,780 --> 00:55:21,180
Motion in a second, any discussion?

714
00:55:21,800 --> 00:55:23,080
Hearing none, all the favor of the motion

715
00:55:23,080 --> 00:55:25,380
raise your right hand, all the posts, motion passes.

716
00:55:26,100 --> 00:55:29,900
Okay, next item is 10A of the secretary of the caption.

717
00:55:30,300 --> 00:55:30,720
Yes, Mayor.

718
00:55:31,320 --> 00:55:34,420
Consider the variance request to the city's unified development code as follows.

719
00:55:34,700 --> 00:55:39,280
Number one, Article 5, Section 5.301, Dedication of Improvements, A, Street, and

720
00:55:39,280 --> 00:55:44,960
Right away, three permanent streets payment, IRFE and Lou required A and two Article 5, Section

721
00:55:44,960 --> 00:55:50,920
5.2, 10, get to the DCE, E, Sanitary Source, two requirements for Sanitary Surve for

722
00:55:50,920 --> 00:55:53,120
I want the Mayor of the State's subdivision, as is described.

723
00:55:53,400 --> 00:55:55,440
Located at 32, 20 West-Japan Road,

724
00:55:55,460 --> 00:55:57,480
as we can speak in Tania, Haley and Associates.

725
00:55:58,840 --> 00:55:59,540
All right.

726
00:56:00,700 --> 00:56:01,860
Is there a motion on the side?

727
00:56:02,120 --> 00:56:02,780
A motion approved.

728
00:56:04,080 --> 00:56:05,560
A motion at a second, any discussion?

729
00:56:06,740 --> 00:56:09,620
My understanding that the owners are willing to give up the right

730
00:56:09,620 --> 00:56:12,760
away to the city in case it needs to be utilized.

731
00:56:15,650 --> 00:56:17,650
Good afternoon. Mr. Mayor of council members.

732
00:56:17,830 --> 00:56:19,210
I want to keep Tania here from Tania.

733
00:56:20,730 --> 00:56:26,410
I am represented in the families of the existing homes, but to attest to your questions,

734
00:56:27,170 --> 00:56:31,950
they have agreed to dedicate the additional right away around shape and as required by the

735
00:56:31,950 --> 00:56:33,030
cities and people.

736
00:56:34,670 --> 00:56:35,210
Thank you.

737
00:56:35,330 --> 00:56:36,590
That's part of it already though, right?

738
00:56:36,990 --> 00:56:38,610
They're going to dedicate it.

739
00:56:38,670 --> 00:56:40,270
They're going to donate it through the plant.

740
00:56:40,550 --> 00:56:42,010
It's already shown on the plant.

741
00:56:42,350 --> 00:56:42,910
That is here on the city.

742
00:56:43,090 --> 00:56:43,970
Because the houses are already there.

743
00:56:44,130 --> 00:56:47,150
It's not like they're not building a new subdivision or anything like that.

744
00:56:47,550 --> 00:56:48,370
The homes are there.

745
00:56:48,370 --> 00:56:54,790
It's a family matter, it's a long story, but the original parents passed away along the way,

746
00:56:55,010 --> 00:56:59,290
but they had gifted their sons and daughters each and they saw all built their homes.

747
00:56:59,770 --> 00:57:06,470
But the mom was the one that passed away in recent times, and now the families that are there

748
00:57:06,470 --> 00:57:11,970
consultable in a turn, so you need to file a plan to rectify all of these. So he's just for that purpose.

749
00:57:12,090 --> 00:57:12,990
I wrote the home to them.

750
00:57:13,310 --> 00:57:17,830
And I saw that there was an earlier variance before they actually give up the frontage of that property.

751
00:57:17,830 --> 00:57:21,130
that's correct. Thank you. Thank you.

752
00:57:24,040 --> 00:57:26,240
Okay, sorry. I'm not following. So what now?

753
00:57:28,120 --> 00:57:33,560
There were the city is getting, the city is getting. So do we need the variants? What's going on?

754
00:57:34,100 --> 00:57:41,680
Sorry. Let me just tell you a little bit. This is two variants. One of the variants is to not

755
00:57:41,680 --> 00:57:46,400
to connect to the existing sewer that's in the area. Okay. Because these homes are existing homes.

756
00:57:46,540 --> 00:57:50,620
They're on septic tanks already. So they want to remain on septic tanks. The other

757
00:57:50,620 --> 00:57:56,300
part is they're dedicating by the plat, an additional 10 feet of right away along

758
00:57:57,680 --> 00:58:04,520
Chapin. It's 264 feet along Chapin that they're dedicating via the plat. So we're

759
00:58:04,520 --> 00:58:08,560
okay with that, but what they don't want to do is pay the additional street-wide

760
00:58:08,560 --> 00:58:12,160
in-cost along Chapin. That's the other variance that they're seeking.

761
00:58:12,720 --> 00:58:17,930
I see. Okay, they're only going to do this because of the passing of, I guess,

762
00:58:17,930 --> 00:58:22,030
the grammar, or the parents' arts, yes.

763
00:58:22,510 --> 00:58:24,250
It's an existing condition like that.

764
00:58:24,350 --> 00:58:26,690
But the rules don't distinguish them.

765
00:58:26,990 --> 00:58:29,050
That's why they require us.

766
00:58:29,650 --> 00:58:31,790
So both homes are there, right?

767
00:58:31,950 --> 00:58:32,650
So both homes.

768
00:58:32,790 --> 00:58:35,150
Now, the fact that it's six homes, there are six homes.

769
00:58:35,230 --> 00:58:38,570
Since we became, when Mayor came on shortly after.

770
00:58:45,220 --> 00:58:49,120
OK, so the city will be getting the right away then, right?

771
00:58:49,300 --> 00:58:50,000
Yes, Mr. Mayor.

772
00:58:50,000 --> 00:58:54,820
It's just, but we, the city will not be getting the escrow or the road built out.

773
00:58:54,860 --> 00:58:55,480
That's right.

774
00:58:55,580 --> 00:58:56,380
Okay, got you.

775
00:58:57,240 --> 00:58:57,860
So, uh,

776
00:58:59,240 --> 00:59:01,720
Chapin, um, somebody could speak to this.

777
00:59:01,840 --> 00:59:06,260
I know, I know we're in the process right now, right, of obtaining federal grant money,

778
00:59:06,580 --> 00:59:11,140
to be able to do the design to widen Chapin completely, right, from,

779
00:59:11,200 --> 00:59:12,840
I think, the expressway to the West City limit.

780
00:59:13,220 --> 00:59:14,200
Can someone speak to this?

781
00:59:20,240 --> 00:59:21,400
Good evening, Mayor.

782
00:59:21,560 --> 00:59:23,160
So, the Council of Tolerary and Assistant City Manager.

783
00:59:23,560 --> 00:59:29,060
Yes, sir, we were a recipient of the Rice Grant for the Federal Government to do our planning

784
00:59:29,060 --> 00:59:35,380
and engineering study to improve that thereofer from, again, expressed from my 169C to

785
00:59:35,380 --> 00:59:36,160
West City Limits.

786
00:59:37,040 --> 00:59:41,740
We have not, we've, we're awarded, but we have not received a grant funding as of yet,

787
00:59:41,900 --> 00:59:43,740
we're still pending those releases of those funds.

788
00:59:44,220 --> 00:59:48,860
And yes, this would be one of them for us to do the study and the engineering design for

789
00:59:48,860 --> 00:59:55,140
that area of Chapin, and yes, it's very important for us to secure that right away.

790
00:59:55,700 --> 00:59:58,300
So that's one that we will have to acquire in the future.

791
01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:03,040
We won't have to spend the money right to acquire the right away on this particular property.

792
01:00:03,120 --> 01:00:03,660
That is correct.

793
01:00:03,780 --> 01:00:05,840
If they weren't dedicating it, we would have to do that.

794
01:00:05,840 --> 01:00:06,180
Correct.

795
01:00:08,000 --> 01:00:11,300
The grant funding is to the engineering and the design.

796
01:00:12,120 --> 01:00:15,020
For the planning of that roadway expansion.

797
01:00:15,660 --> 01:00:17,920
We will still need funding to actually build the road.

798
01:00:17,960 --> 01:00:18,600
Yes, sir.

799
01:00:18,940 --> 01:00:20,760
And where are we planning to get that?

800
01:00:20,900 --> 01:00:23,240
We'll still put that on our imperial list.

801
01:00:24,320 --> 01:00:29,740
This would be making much more viable to be a shovel ready project that we can move up on.

802
01:00:29,740 --> 01:00:32,840
are there for plans and our MPO funding requests?

803
01:00:35,980 --> 01:00:40,340
So the design portion of it is getting funded by the federal government

804
01:00:40,340 --> 01:00:43,760
ideally, right, if we can finalize the actual grant of the award.

805
01:00:43,820 --> 01:00:49,480
That is, Crom, if we move forward this, we don't have to pay for the...

806
01:00:49,480 --> 01:00:50,440
That section of right.

807
01:00:50,440 --> 01:00:54,240
For that section of the right away, but then I guess the final potential

808
01:00:54,240 --> 01:00:58,840
cost, right, is the actual construction of the road on that portion.

809
01:00:59,960 --> 01:01:02,720
That should be covered by MPO money.

810
01:01:03,020 --> 01:01:07,180
Yes, there will have to request those funds through the MPO for their construction until.

811
01:01:08,820 --> 01:01:10,600
I imagine it would be a very expensive project.

812
01:01:11,040 --> 01:01:13,080
There's probably no way this city could do it on our own.

813
01:01:13,200 --> 01:01:14,220
That is correct.

814
01:01:16,410 --> 01:01:16,810
All right.

815
01:01:17,490 --> 01:01:18,530
Did you have something to add?

816
01:01:20,250 --> 01:01:20,690
No.

817
01:01:22,590 --> 01:01:22,750
Okay.

818
01:01:23,430 --> 01:01:28,810
So, I mean, that's helpful to know that we've got money already for the design.

819
01:01:29,450 --> 01:01:32,810
We don't necessarily need the escrow about for that.

820
01:01:33,630 --> 01:01:36,770
We are saving on the right-of-way acquisition

821
01:01:37,270 --> 01:01:41,250
because you're donating it, or I guess providing it, right, in the process of the plat.

822
01:01:42,370 --> 01:01:44,530
Is that something that they're required to do?

823
01:01:45,110 --> 01:01:46,870
Yes, Mayor, typically they're required to do both.

824
01:01:47,070 --> 01:01:51,430
They're required to give up the right away and give up the escrow for the pavement.

825
01:01:52,930 --> 01:01:55,970
But, correct me if I'm wrong for the variance, they wouldn't have to give up any land.

826
01:01:56,550 --> 01:01:57,990
If they were granted the variance,

827
01:01:58,730 --> 01:02:05,120
That's they're doing that voluntarily well whether it's voluntarily or through the planning process

828
01:02:05,120 --> 01:02:11,980
We're going to ask for it and the variance the variance is because they could pay the fee and it would but that wouldn't that exclude them

829
01:02:13,540 --> 01:02:15,900
Or they wouldn't have having the

830
01:02:15,900 --> 01:02:22,980
Still put money right now as far as the right away technically they could have asked for a variance, but I explain to them

831
01:02:23,900 --> 01:02:29,540
Not to do it because the reasons that we are discussing correct that right away needs to be

832
01:02:29,560 --> 01:02:35,320
dedicated to the city, so like I said, it's several of them, but they understood and they said,

833
01:02:35,340 --> 01:02:41,580
that's fine, we need to do that. Right. So they we didn't ask for a variance on dedicated in

834
01:02:41,580 --> 01:02:41,720
the road.

835
01:02:43,780 --> 01:02:49,180
Okay, I think you know that helps out on that specific issue. Now on the sanitary

836
01:02:49,180 --> 01:02:56,520
sewer one, why don't they want to plug in? Well, it's like I said, they've lived there for

837
01:02:56,520 --> 01:02:59,200
on time, there's that tick-tons are working fine.

838
01:02:59,940 --> 01:03:02,360
They actually, the lot sizes are about three quarters of an acre,

839
01:03:02,840 --> 01:03:05,680
which is way, way above the state required,

840
01:03:05,680 --> 01:03:08,040
and the CD encounter requirement, which is have an acre.

841
01:03:08,420 --> 01:03:11,920
They're working fine, obviously, it will be a substantial cost

842
01:03:11,920 --> 01:03:12,920
for them to do that.

843
01:03:15,240 --> 01:03:18,360
But they did, but they did a degree to install

844
01:03:18,360 --> 01:03:19,860
of our hydrant, which was required.

845
01:03:20,020 --> 01:03:22,720
By the further part, I told the families that we need

846
01:03:22,720 --> 01:03:25,780
to do for protection is extremely vital.

847
01:03:25,780 --> 01:03:32,580
So we're doing that and also the far department as for a turnaround on the south end and they also agree to that

848
01:03:33,160 --> 01:03:38,460
So they are doing things just you know, I don't obviously, which is it's because here. What

849
01:03:38,460 --> 01:03:42,640
The way I read it in essence, they were asking to be grandfathered in because of the property vendor

850
01:03:42,640 --> 01:03:47,800
In essence, yes, but we but they are doing some improvements as to how they are right now

851
01:03:50,180 --> 01:03:55,520
Are they are the owners intending to hold the property or they're intending to do the subdivision

852
01:03:55,520 --> 01:04:01,580
and so. No, they stood for them to live there. But because when the mom passed away,

853
01:04:01,580 --> 01:04:07,840
you cannot let that, you know, the deed was not prepared so we need to do all of this process

854
01:04:07,840 --> 01:04:13,820
by the attorney that they consulted with. I know we are able to put conditions on variances.

855
01:04:15,160 --> 01:04:19,620
I might be even a question for you. Is it would it proper to be to put some kind of a condition

856
01:04:19,620 --> 01:04:25,820
where if these properties are conveyed through a sale that the buyer would have to extend

857
01:04:25,820 --> 01:04:26,220
sewer.

858
01:04:26,580 --> 01:04:31,580
I'm just concerned right that if we leave it on septic, somebody buys this in the future

859
01:04:32,180 --> 01:04:37,000
now, you know, they're going to be stuck with having to do it or they're going to be expecting

860
01:04:37,000 --> 01:04:41,040
the city to pay for it at some point in the future because we're excusing it today.

861
01:04:42,720 --> 01:04:44,680
I mean, I think the variance goes with the land.

862
01:04:45,940 --> 01:04:51,520
correct me from wrong pen. That's correct, Mayor. They would, the variance itself would run

863
01:04:51,520 --> 01:04:55,960
with the land. So I understand what you're, you're attempting to do with the condition

864
01:04:55,960 --> 01:05:00,740
if any subsequent sale is done, but the very nature of the variance would be that it would

865
01:05:00,740 --> 01:05:01,600
continue with the land.

866
01:05:04,110 --> 01:05:07,990
All right, so no conditions allowed on this one. Fair enough, it is what

867
01:05:07,990 --> 01:05:14,750
it is. All right, any other discussion questions? So I know there was a motion to approve. There's

868
01:05:14,750 --> 01:05:18,810
two variances. The motions to approve both variances. We're not taking them one at a time. Just

869
01:05:18,810 --> 01:05:23,790
be clear on that. So there's a motion to approve both variances. There's a second. All those

870
01:05:23,790 --> 01:05:27,570
in favor. Raise your right hand. All the posts. Motion passes.

871
01:05:31,480 --> 01:05:34,920
Okay. Next item are the budget items.

872
01:05:36,260 --> 01:05:40,620
The first two items are to hold a public hearing on both the proposed budget and the proposed

873
01:05:40,620 --> 01:05:45,280
tax rate. I would like to open the public hearing on both items at the same time. So anybody

874
01:05:45,280 --> 01:05:53,380
come up and speak on either and or the budget as proposed or the proposed tax rate.

875
01:05:54,000 --> 01:05:55,320
All right, public hearing is now open.

876
01:05:55,820 --> 01:05:59,420
Anybody wishing to speak for against or otherwise can come forward?

877
01:06:02,750 --> 01:06:04,790
I'm glad to hear y'all are cutting things.

878
01:06:05,110 --> 01:06:10,830
I was wondering and I'd gotten a couple of phone calls about the fuel for the police department.

879
01:06:11,010 --> 01:06:15,670
Is that anywhere in the budget that y'all are looking at?

880
01:06:15,670 --> 01:06:22,570
So I'd like to find out because I understand because the price is high, there is some pullback

881
01:06:22,570 --> 01:06:24,750
on using the cars and stuff.

882
01:06:25,010 --> 01:06:29,510
So I just wondered if the fuel was put in there to help the police department.

883
01:06:30,030 --> 01:06:30,190
All right.

884
01:06:30,230 --> 01:06:32,450
I know we do have our finest director here.

885
01:06:35,480 --> 01:06:39,220
But if you're a mayor in council, as I said, I'll also do a clarifying as, yes, that

886
01:06:39,220 --> 01:06:40,360
is included in our budget.

887
01:06:41,100 --> 01:06:41,140
Okay.

888
01:06:41,300 --> 01:06:41,600
Great.

889
01:06:41,800 --> 01:06:42,660
Thank you.

890
01:06:44,990 --> 01:06:46,330
Public hearing is still open.

891
01:06:46,470 --> 01:06:50,110
Anybody wishing to speak for against or otherwise may come up.

892
01:06:50,110 --> 01:06:51,070
and do so.

893
01:06:54,900 --> 01:07:02,380
Good evening again. Thank you to Mayor for his explanation of the budget and its

894
01:07:02,380 --> 01:07:14,540
allocations, but I have to question the following. The library, our library, strength by and they need

895
01:07:14,540 --> 01:07:23,740
more of a budget. It's inadequate for a city of our size.

896
01:07:25,230 --> 01:07:29,970
Sequitment. Yes, thank you for the park's equipment that has

897
01:07:30,000 --> 01:07:37,820
And allocated. But what about the green spaces? What about native trees?

898
01:07:42,040 --> 01:07:43,860
We are all proud of

899
01:07:43,860 --> 01:07:52,480
Edinburgh's recreation as to what is possible, but think what could be even more possible with

900
01:07:52,480 --> 01:08:02,520
more of a bunch of street paving. I attended the UDC meeting this afternoon, and

901
01:08:02,520 --> 01:08:14,140
To my layman's look, it seems that we're being more reactive to builders but not to residents.

902
01:08:15,600 --> 01:08:23,160
It seems that the construction is driving the roads instead of the roads driving the construction.

903
01:08:25,940 --> 01:08:32,400
EC, the Enberg Economic Development Corporation.

904
01:08:36,020 --> 01:08:39,460
A member of the Leadership Enberg 36 class.

905
01:08:40,000 --> 01:08:43,900
It is a wonderful program that tuition-based course,

906
01:08:44,500 --> 01:08:51,100
but we have to realize that Enberg EDC is for business

907
01:08:51,100 --> 01:08:59,000
and here is for essential services that are supposed to serve all of us.

908
01:09:00,850 --> 01:09:01,710
Now,

909
01:09:07,920 --> 01:09:18,560
it's going to cause a lot of discernment, let's say, discussion and controversy, but I think we should be paying

910
01:09:18,560 --> 01:09:21,260
or in Bergmeyer and Councilman.

911
01:09:21,820 --> 01:09:27,360
I see businessmen up here all men, but where are the women?

912
01:09:28,100 --> 01:09:32,640
Where is the over 50% population of women?

913
01:09:32,640 --> 01:09:46,100
Maybe it's time to think about allowing a salary in order for others besides those who are just in finances to go ahead and serve.

914
01:09:46,760 --> 01:09:49,160
These people are important.

915
01:09:50,860 --> 01:09:52,120
So, thank you.

916
01:09:52,480 --> 01:09:54,160
I appreciate you listening to me.

917
01:09:54,160 --> 01:10:01,720
I know I swim upstream most of the time, but consider this and remember that we're thinking

918
01:10:01,720 --> 01:10:06,780
about the future and that future includes all of us.

919
01:10:06,960 --> 01:10:07,900
Thank you.

920
01:10:11,060 --> 01:10:15,680
Public hearing is still open, anybody who is speaking for against or otherwise may come

921
01:10:15,680 --> 01:10:16,000
forward.

922
01:10:19,020 --> 01:10:19,160
All right.

923
01:10:19,380 --> 01:10:21,640
Seeing none, public hearing on both of us are now closed.

924
01:10:22,720 --> 01:10:29,140
So we will now move into considering the ordinance adopting the budget for the city

925
01:10:29,140 --> 01:10:30,560
Itemberg, is there a motion?

926
01:10:33,840 --> 01:10:35,260
Motion approved?

927
01:10:36,480 --> 01:10:36,600
All right.

928
01:10:36,740 --> 01:10:37,920
Motion approved in a second.

929
01:10:38,940 --> 01:10:41,600
Council is there any additional.

930
01:10:41,880 --> 01:10:44,400
So I spent some time at the very beginning where I go into a report,

931
01:10:45,140 --> 01:10:46,720
because I'm really proud of this budget.

932
01:10:46,780 --> 01:10:47,680
I think it's a great budget.

933
01:10:48,200 --> 01:10:50,760
Are there any particular items that this council would like to get their

934
01:10:50,760 --> 01:10:51,820
highlight or discuss?

935
01:10:58,830 --> 01:11:01,030
I have something that I would like to raise.

936
01:11:03,210 --> 01:11:05,350
So Mr. Lundz, you should be wearing a cape.

937
01:11:05,350 --> 01:11:12,610
You along with city management like as you all have been really going at it literally up until the last

938
01:11:12,610 --> 01:11:18,550
Second before adopting this budget and so I'm very appreciative of all the work. You the finance staff

939
01:11:19,150 --> 01:11:21,850
Along with city management has been doing all along the way

940
01:11:22,910 --> 01:11:27,730
Just as I forget actually the mentioned this from my my opening report. I should have

941
01:11:27,730 --> 01:11:31,270
But I know there had been some discussion and I think I had you know

942
01:11:31,270 --> 01:11:35,130
Release the video and people were talking about this which I'm really glad that people were talking about it

943
01:11:35,350 --> 01:11:44,350
But we had reduced our proposed street program from two and a half to one and a half so that we can cover some of the increases and employee premiums.

944
01:11:45,330 --> 01:11:55,310
But with some additional work putting pen to paper, we have actually found additional resources to be able to put at least that million dollars back into street improvement programs.

945
01:11:55,310 --> 01:12:02,130
So, even with this budget, we are anticipating to be able to fully fund that originally proposed

946
01:12:02,130 --> 01:12:04,030
two and a half street improvement program.

947
01:12:04,610 --> 01:12:10,090
And to be absolutely clear, this is the first time in over a decade that the City of

948
01:12:10,090 --> 01:12:13,030
Edinburgh has a budgeted street improvement program.

949
01:12:13,530 --> 01:12:16,610
This past year, we used ARPA money to do that.

950
01:12:16,610 --> 01:12:22,410
We were able to get through a lot of different neighborhoods, but it was not actually built

951
01:12:22,410 --> 01:12:23,690
within the city budget.

952
01:12:23,690 --> 01:12:28,690
And so we are very proud, I particularly am very thankful and grateful to the finance

953
01:12:28,690 --> 01:12:33,510
staff and the city management for carving out this two and a half million, not once, but twice

954
01:12:33,510 --> 01:12:39,830
to make sure that we can service this street improvement program throughout the entire city of Edinburgh.

955
01:12:40,010 --> 01:12:42,810
So thank you so much for doing that.

956
01:12:43,230 --> 01:12:49,970
One additional item that I do want to discuss is the pay adjustment proposal.

957
01:12:49,970 --> 01:13:01,310
So I know, for example, that the City Manager's proposed pay proposal was for a 2% salary increase across the board for all employees.

958
01:13:02,330 --> 01:13:15,650
What has been discussed in the past is being able to raise the minimum wage of those earning under $15 to $15 to provide them that living wage.

959
01:13:15,650 --> 01:13:24,510
And so as a counter proposal to the city manager's budget of 2% increase, I would like to consider,

960
01:13:25,670 --> 01:13:35,790
instead, reallocating that amount so that we can increase the workers who are under 15 to 15.

961
01:13:36,490 --> 01:13:44,870
And then the rest of the staff receiving a one-time, one-person retention incentive payment.

962
01:13:46,050 --> 01:13:50,650
My understanding is that that particular set of numbers, right?

963
01:13:50,710 --> 01:13:55,530
If we were to move forward with doing that, the budget as provided, there's a line item, right?

964
01:13:55,530 --> 01:14:01,730
That allocates for some type of pay plan adjustment, that that number, it's neutral, right?

965
01:14:01,730 --> 01:14:05,570
is not. We won't have to pull any money from any of the programs. It's already provided for

966
01:14:05,570 --> 01:14:12,130
in the budget. That is correct, sir. Okay. So at this point, we could either give a 2% pay increase

967
01:14:12,130 --> 01:14:19,890
across the board to all employees, or we could do a 50, bring everybody under $15 to $15,

968
01:14:20,790 --> 01:14:29,270
and then every other employee besides that receives a 1-time 1% of their base salary retention

969
01:14:29,270 --> 01:14:30,150
incentive payments.

970
01:14:30,390 --> 01:14:31,670
We have both of those options.

971
01:14:31,730 --> 01:14:32,150
Yes, Mayor.

972
01:14:32,250 --> 01:14:33,010
Council, we do.

973
01:14:33,990 --> 01:14:36,590
Well, I would urge the alternative option.

974
01:14:38,390 --> 01:14:44,930
Looking through the numbers, what I see is that we have 182 positions in the city of Edinburgh,

975
01:14:45,890 --> 01:14:48,590
where their base rate is under $15 an hour.

976
01:14:49,790 --> 01:14:57,970
And when you look at them, it's ground skippers, sanitation workers, custodians, building

977
01:14:57,970 --> 01:14:59,570
maintenance park rangers

978
01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:05,820
Maintenance operators, and street maintenance text. And so these are frontline workers right

979
01:15:05,820 --> 01:15:11,560
who are out in the sun, who are literally working with trash, but are providing a very important

980
01:15:11,560 --> 01:15:15,260
service to the city of Edinburgh. And I know this has been under discussion for a couple of

981
01:15:15,260 --> 01:15:22,400
years to try to get that under 15 to 15. There was some litigation over this. There was a

982
01:15:22,400 --> 01:15:29,980
resolution over this. And in my opinion, it's time to do that. So I would encourage that we move

983
01:15:29,980 --> 01:15:35,800
forward with an alternative paid plan proposal where we raise anybody under 15 to 15 and then

984
01:15:35,800 --> 01:15:40,980
the remainder of the city employees receive a one-time 1% retention incentive pay.

985
01:15:43,620 --> 01:15:49,220
John, this is really the first on her. Where do we find the extra money to help? Where

986
01:15:49,220 --> 01:15:50,100
did that come from?

987
01:15:50,520 --> 01:15:57,180
That came. We looked at our, we had already on August 14, we had included the 2% already.

988
01:15:57,180 --> 01:15:58,960
So that was already included.

989
01:15:59,500 --> 01:16:04,880
The additional funds we looked at at all our revenues as we do in our budget process.

990
01:16:05,880 --> 01:16:10,260
And the last two months, our sales tax revenue has increased.

991
01:16:11,200 --> 01:16:15,700
We were budgeting that 5% increase for the last two months.

992
01:16:15,700 --> 01:16:23,040
It's gone to 9.47 and then this last, just this month, we got an increase of 10.40.

993
01:16:23,040 --> 01:16:30,880
So the trend is trending. The sales taxes is increasing. We re-valuated that line those two line

994
01:16:30,880 --> 01:16:38,200
items for sales tax and we feel comfortable presenting at 5.5% increase for our budget. So it's

995
01:16:38,200 --> 01:16:45,360
still a comfortable revenue projection that we feel very comfortable that we will obtain that.

996
01:16:45,780 --> 01:16:48,340
So it came from a sales tax increase.

997
01:16:49,200 --> 01:16:53,740
But when was this discovered about this proposed text?

998
01:16:54,000 --> 01:16:56,000
I guess the money that we found.

999
01:16:56,280 --> 01:16:56,580
When was this?

1000
01:16:56,840 --> 01:16:58,880
When did you all figure this part out?

1001
01:16:59,220 --> 01:17:03,360
Because this, the person I heard from y'all, the staff about finding this kind of money?

1002
01:17:03,760 --> 01:17:05,420
Yeah, it's for a budget process.

1003
01:17:05,540 --> 01:17:11,480
Any kind of, there's any changes, additions, or decreases from our upper management.

1004
01:17:12,100 --> 01:17:15,800
From our binary council, through our upper management, we do follow a chain of command.

1005
01:17:15,800 --> 01:17:18,220
We do look for funding any sources.

1006
01:17:18,700 --> 01:17:21,620
We are aware of any additional grants coming in.

1007
01:17:21,860 --> 01:17:25,680
Before we adopt, we do recommend, we make a recommendation to

1008
01:17:25,680 --> 01:17:30,060
a permanent management and my own council to look at those.

1009
01:17:30,860 --> 01:17:33,320
But it is a process that we do with the revenues.

1010
01:17:33,980 --> 01:17:37,420
As you know, budget is projected for next year

1011
01:17:37,420 --> 01:17:39,200
of what we anticipate getting.

1012
01:17:40,040 --> 01:17:44,080
So it's an ongoing thing that we look at a month by month,

1013
01:17:44,080 --> 01:17:53,640
our revenues, and that's when it came up, that when it was determined that there was a possibility

1014
01:17:53,640 --> 01:18:01,080
of increasing that paper and adjustment or plan. This is just a recommended from our sales

1015
01:18:01,080 --> 01:18:09,600
tax and we feel comfortable increasing that to 5.5% over last year because of the two months

1016
01:18:09,600 --> 01:18:12,240
that we got this last two months.

1017
01:18:12,720 --> 01:18:14,920
And because of the increase in the trend that we're seeing,

1018
01:18:15,440 --> 01:18:17,840
we feel very comfortable if Mayor

1019
01:18:17,840 --> 01:18:20,160
Council would just choose to do that.

1020
01:18:20,820 --> 01:18:22,920
Are you, so you're asking about the difference

1021
01:18:22,920 --> 01:18:25,560
in cost between the two percent across the board

1022
01:18:25,560 --> 01:18:27,140
pay increase and the larger?

1023
01:18:27,360 --> 01:18:30,280
I just didn't, this is the first time I heard from staff

1024
01:18:31,400 --> 01:18:34,960
about having extra money to cover certain expenses.

1025
01:18:35,620 --> 01:18:36,980
So I don't heard about it from the staff.

1026
01:18:36,980 --> 01:18:43,000
Well, just to be clear, the two percent pay plan that was built into the original proposed budget.

1027
01:18:43,280 --> 01:18:43,900
That is correct.

1028
01:18:44,440 --> 01:18:50,080
That was where both our city manager included on August 14th when we presented that budget.

1029
01:18:50,900 --> 01:18:58,660
So the extra money to do some type of a pay is not money that was found.

1030
01:18:58,860 --> 01:19:01,200
It's money that was already there in the proposed budget.

1031
01:19:01,200 --> 01:19:08,160
It was adjusted, but was there we had projected a 5% increase because of the trend we were seeing

1032
01:19:08,160 --> 01:19:11,740
But this last two months we seen an increase

1033
01:19:12,280 --> 01:19:17,760
Which is above what we were projecting like I said we were projecting about a 5% increase

1034
01:19:18,420 --> 01:19:27,520
We this last two months we we had a 9.47% increase for one month and then a compared to last year and then this just this this month

1035
01:19:27,520 --> 01:19:36,080
We had 10 points, I think it's 10.64 increase, 10.5 sales tax increase, so we feel comfortable

1036
01:19:36,080 --> 01:19:42,660
that we're going to continue, so we feel comfortable, yeah, we project revenues, we're very

1037
01:19:42,660 --> 01:19:47,780
conservative because we need to resource revenue projections because of that we'll have a short

1038
01:19:47,780 --> 01:19:52,460
fall, so but we do feel comfortable with this at this time.

1039
01:19:53,500 --> 01:19:56,760
Where do we find that extra milling of the back end streets?

1040
01:19:58,520 --> 01:20:01,960
That's a work in progress, I think we've been looking at that.

1041
01:20:01,960 --> 01:20:04,660
I can speak to that.

1042
01:20:05,900 --> 01:20:11,440
Part of it, a chunk of it is a deferred payment for purchase of property from the EDC.

1043
01:20:12,040 --> 01:20:14,320
We were budgeted to make a payment this year.

1044
01:20:14,960 --> 01:20:18,060
The board discussed it last night and is allowing a deferment of that payment.

1045
01:20:18,060 --> 01:20:23,820
So that's a chunk right they could go back into the Street Improvement program and then aside from that

1046
01:20:23,820 --> 01:20:29,600
There's additional bonds savings. They can be a applied for street improvements. That's the first time I'm hearing about that too

1047
01:20:29,600 --> 01:20:31,620
So it's just

1048
01:20:31,620 --> 01:20:38,120
I was just cognizant concerned about that because we've been trying to help out with everything else and taking away and we actually put it back in

1049
01:20:38,120 --> 01:20:39,980
That's that's news to me

1050
01:20:40,940 --> 01:20:43,760
My concern is that why is this the first time we're hearing about this?

1051
01:20:43,760 --> 01:20:51,860
So we just heard as the mayor stated that the EDC allowed for the

1052
01:20:51,860 --> 01:20:55,820
deferment of the payment. That's not something that was communicated

1053
01:20:55,820 --> 01:21:02,580
until last night, actually today. So during this public hearing, we figured

1054
01:21:02,580 --> 01:21:08,740
that it would be discussed. I did not get confirmation until like earlier this

1055
01:21:11,020 --> 01:21:14,820
So I've just heard it so now the council is hearing it as well.

1056
01:21:15,360 --> 01:21:18,080
That's why it's being communicated during this public hearing.

1057
01:21:20,360 --> 01:21:22,380
Yeah, literally working on it until the last minute.

1058
01:21:26,870 --> 01:21:28,910
I think two other kind of points of clarification.

1059
01:21:29,450 --> 01:21:32,810
What we're talking about on the pay plan on any type of pay plan,

1060
01:21:33,030 --> 01:21:35,770
whether it's the 2% or it's the alternate pay plan proposal.

1061
01:21:36,230 --> 01:21:38,110
This is for non civil service correct.

1062
01:21:38,110 --> 01:21:46,390
Not civil service, yes, fire, a medical firm that they already have a 2% built in.

1063
01:21:47,210 --> 01:21:52,010
And right now, what they're supposed to mount for, that's a proposal to still, I think there's

1064
01:21:52,010 --> 01:21:56,510
a negotiation going on and I don't know if I can discuss any of that for the police officers.

1065
01:21:57,130 --> 01:22:04,250
But right now there's a 3% budget for a proposal for the police officers.

1066
01:22:06,310 --> 01:22:12,850
And I think the other point, right, to raise is, so the way that this is budgeted, there is

1067
01:22:12,850 --> 01:22:19,030
an amount, right, that's allocated within the budget for some type of a pay plan adjustment,

1068
01:22:19,510 --> 01:22:20,870
right, or pay plan incentives, correct?

1069
01:22:21,530 --> 01:22:26,170
Right, the way it's budgeted right now is one line item, depending on what's decided

1070
01:22:26,170 --> 01:22:29,850
as far as the pay plan, whether it be a 2% or

1071
01:22:30,000 --> 01:22:37,020
It's alternative pay plan. We will distribute that within the funds and within the departments.

1072
01:22:37,720 --> 01:22:43,060
It has not been distributed. It's a one-line item without a amount allocated, so we could adopt the budget.

1073
01:22:43,720 --> 01:22:52,300
So it's a one-line item to be distributed, depending on what is decided as far as which plan or what adjustments are decided.

1074
01:22:53,340 --> 01:22:56,660
And then we'll allocate that.

1075
01:22:56,820 --> 01:23:01,240
We do need to keep in mind that we can't go over if the budget is adopted,

1076
01:23:02,000 --> 01:23:03,460
we can't go over that amount.

1077
01:23:05,200 --> 01:23:08,720
So if it's less than it's budgeted,

1078
01:23:08,780 --> 01:23:10,000
but does not need to be spent.

1079
01:23:11,540 --> 01:23:15,300
So that's what we have right now being proposed to Mayor and Council.

1080
01:23:17,440 --> 01:23:29,500
So if approved, if the budget is approved, there is an amount available for some type of a pay plan, incentive pay, allocation,

1081
01:23:29,960 --> 01:23:33,660
however, it ends up being that doesn't necessarily need to be decided tonight.

1082
01:23:34,560 --> 01:23:43,940
That is correct. The plan does not need to be decided tonight, just to keep in mind that we add the amount budget that we don't go over that amount.

1083
01:23:43,940 --> 01:23:53,420
Because that's what's been approved by if it is approved will be approved, and that's the number we need to work with either that amount or less.

1084
01:23:59,490 --> 01:24:05,830
And if it's an increase over that, then they would have to come back to amend the budget.

1085
01:24:06,050 --> 01:24:12,670
If this budget is adopted today, we would need an amendment to the budget ordinance.

1086
01:24:16,580 --> 01:24:18,460
Other discussion? Other questions?

1087
01:24:18,460 --> 01:24:22,940
So, Mayor, my question is on the million that's been added to the street-paving.

1088
01:24:23,300 --> 01:24:28,520
When did that happen and how did that get allocated there and not somewhere else?

1089
01:24:29,560 --> 01:24:37,040
Well, it was literally just now, as EDC discussed it last night, and allowed for the deferment of the payment.

1090
01:24:38,220 --> 01:24:46,060
And so, what I understand is we can adopt the budget as long as we don't go over the proposed line item, let's say, for the raises.

1091
01:24:46,540 --> 01:24:52,300
So we could say 2%, and be under that, but if we say 1%, we can't go over that.

1092
01:24:52,960 --> 01:24:54,100
We can't go over it.

1093
01:24:54,220 --> 01:24:55,180
We have to need to amend it.

1094
01:24:56,560 --> 01:25:03,540
We have to stay within what's that line item, which is, we can need to stay within that.

1095
01:25:03,700 --> 01:25:09,300
If it's less, it's budget, it doesn't need to be spent because it'll be allocated according to what you all propose.

1096
01:25:10,080 --> 01:25:13,960
Whatever is approved, whether it be Mayor and Council or city management,

1097
01:25:14,480 --> 01:25:22,340
We'll adjust everything, but right now the dollar amount is budgeted, we go above that, we'll

1098
01:25:22,340 --> 01:25:22,920
need to come back.

1099
01:25:23,160 --> 01:25:25,900
If it's a dot that we'll need to come back and amend the budget.

1100
01:25:26,540 --> 01:25:32,260
If there's money that's not used, it's budgeted, but it does not need to be used, it says

1101
01:25:32,260 --> 01:25:37,120
within our budget, it doesn't need to be spent just because we budget an amount, doesn't

1102
01:25:37,120 --> 01:25:38,820
mean that we have to pay that out.

1103
01:25:38,820 --> 01:25:46,700
Okay, and for the record, I'm for raising the minimum, the lowest paid in our, in our city to $15.

1104
01:25:47,380 --> 01:25:59,080
I'm just wondering if there's a way that we can find a happy median between, because when I understand if we allocate more money to this street payment program, we need extra more employees to make sure that that happens.

1105
01:25:59,700 --> 01:26:01,960
And so I just want to discuss that.

1106
01:26:02,620 --> 01:26:04,460
But I want to make sure that we don't have to come back.

1107
01:26:04,460 --> 01:26:07,400
So, I understand, I understand, thank you.

1108
01:26:10,300 --> 01:26:10,780
Other discussion?

1109
01:26:11,360 --> 01:26:11,920
Other questions?

1110
01:26:14,580 --> 01:26:19,940
I do want to mention that at the end of the day our fund balance did not, there

1111
01:26:19,940 --> 01:26:22,520
was no net change in our fund balance.

1112
01:26:22,740 --> 01:26:27,660
We did not use any additional fund balance amounts, and we did not increase any transfers

1113
01:26:27,660 --> 01:26:29,320
in for general funds.

1114
01:26:29,840 --> 01:26:37,300
So, fund balance is that net, no net change from what we proposed on August 14 or 18.

1115
01:26:37,300 --> 01:26:42,120
So basically your projections doubled on the sales tax from 5% to almost 10%.

1116
01:26:42,120 --> 01:26:44,660
5.5, we went up to 5.5%.

1117
01:26:44,660 --> 01:26:45,680
Half a percent.

1118
01:26:45,820 --> 01:26:46,220
Half a percent.

1119
01:26:46,920 --> 01:26:47,540
That's percent.

1120
01:26:53,000 --> 01:26:57,880
No other questions or discussion, there's a motion in a second to adopt the budget as presented.

1121
01:26:58,160 --> 01:27:00,100
Always in favor of the motion, raise your right hand.

1122
01:27:00,840 --> 01:27:01,660
Always pose.

1123
01:27:02,040 --> 01:27:02,140
All right.

1124
01:27:02,240 --> 01:27:02,680
Motion passes.

1125
01:27:03,660 --> 01:27:05,840
I'm going to go ahead and take a record boat.

1126
01:27:06,200 --> 01:27:06,360
Oh, yes.

1127
01:27:11,440 --> 01:27:12,400
Yes, yes.

1128
01:27:12,840 --> 01:27:13,320
Yes.

1129
01:27:14,640 --> 01:27:15,060
Mayor of Chau?

1130
01:27:16,160 --> 01:27:16,300
Yes.

1131
01:27:16,380 --> 01:27:16,780
Mayor Delio.

1132
01:27:19,080 --> 01:27:20,040
And Mayor Pritim Sassat?

1133
01:27:25,690 --> 01:27:32,890
Next item is the ordinance adopting the tax rate and letting for the city of Edinburgh for the tax year 2026.

1134
01:27:33,290 --> 01:27:37,350
My understanding is there is a very specific way that this motion must be made.

1135
01:27:39,720 --> 01:27:40,320
Mr. City Attorney?

1136
01:27:46,400 --> 01:27:51,680
Mr. Mayor, I have had a discussion with the Finance Department for the tax rate.

1137
01:27:52,140 --> 01:27:55,840
So I believe what's being proposed currently is a no-new tax revenue rate.

1138
01:27:56,220 --> 01:28:02,220
So because of that, after looking at the statute and case law, the statute under the

1139
01:28:02,220 --> 01:28:08,720
tax code section 26 or chapter 26, I believe in this one there is not any specific language

1140
01:28:08,720 --> 01:28:09,800
that is required.

1141
01:28:09,840 --> 01:28:14,740
I believe the Finance Director may be able to speak more to that, but for because there

1142
01:28:14,740 --> 01:28:17,240
is a proposed no new tax revenue rate.

1143
01:28:17,660 --> 01:28:19,940
There would not need to be any specific language

1144
01:28:19,940 --> 01:28:20,560
that's required.

1145
01:28:22,020 --> 01:28:22,620
That is correct.

1146
01:28:22,860 --> 01:28:25,520
We do have them recommend that language, not required,

1147
01:28:25,640 --> 01:28:29,120
because we are below the no new revenue tax rate.

1148
01:28:34,400 --> 01:28:35,220
Is there a motion?

1149
01:28:36,460 --> 01:28:38,180
Would you like to read out the motion, please,

1150
01:28:38,440 --> 01:28:41,480
Mr. Zidia, turning just so that we're familiar with it?

1151
01:28:49,780 --> 01:28:52,660
Mr. Mayor, so it would be my recommendation,

1152
01:28:52,660 --> 01:28:58,200
City staff recommendation for a motion to adopt the ordinance for

1153
01:29:00,920 --> 01:29:01,480
the City Council.

1154
01:29:01,640 --> 01:29:07,260
I'm sorry of the City of Edinburgh to adopt the property tax rate of .06300 per

1155
01:29:07,260 --> 01:29:17,380
hundred dollars of taxable value consisting of a maintenance and operations tax rate of .5243 per

1156
01:29:17,380 --> 01:29:27,240
of taxable value and interest in sinking debt service tax rate of 0.1057 per $100 of taxable

1157
01:29:28,280 --> 01:29:28,800
value.

1158
01:29:28,880 --> 01:29:29,520
So moved.

1159
01:29:30,700 --> 01:29:31,400
Motion of a second.

1160
01:29:31,560 --> 01:29:32,680
Any discussion on this item?

1161
01:29:34,560 --> 01:29:35,160
Seeing none.

1162
01:29:35,280 --> 01:29:37,240
All is in favor of the motion or do we need a roll call on this?

1163
01:29:37,240 --> 01:29:39,120
How did this go ahead?

1164
01:29:39,280 --> 01:29:40,180
Customer does Anna?

1165
01:29:41,040 --> 01:29:41,100
Yes.

1166
01:29:41,720 --> 01:29:41,740
Yes.

1167
01:29:42,400 --> 01:29:42,920
Miro Chora?

1168
01:29:43,580 --> 01:29:43,840
Customer?

1169
01:29:43,960 --> 01:29:44,300
Delion?

1170
01:29:44,480 --> 01:29:44,680
Yes.

1171
01:29:45,400 --> 01:29:45,920
Next item.

1172
01:29:45,920 --> 01:29:46,340
I'm sorry.

1173
01:29:46,640 --> 01:29:46,860
Just.

1174
01:29:59,460 --> 01:29:59,940
The next item.

1175
01:30:00,000 --> 01:30:06,640
Ladies and gentlemen, our ordinances, let's see 12A, the Secretary of State, read the caption.

1176
01:30:07,120 --> 01:30:11,400
Consider ordinance providing for a temporary special use permit for Fandango 2026 to be held Saturday

1177
01:30:11,400 --> 01:30:16,080
October 3, 2026 as described, located two, two, four, north-class, north-class, north-western boulevard,

1178
01:30:16,480 --> 01:30:19,500
as you can request it by Francisco Guajardo, P.H.D.

1179
01:30:20,000 --> 01:30:25,640
So, it's like a motion, the second in discussion. Hearing none, I was in favor of the motion, raise your right hand,

1180
01:30:25,900 --> 01:30:29,860
I was opposed, motion passes. Item B, Secretary of State, read the caption.

1181
01:30:30,000 --> 01:30:33,940
Consider ordinance and many in the court of warnings of the city of Edinburgh Texas at Title 3 administration

1182
01:30:33,940 --> 01:30:40,380
Chapter 30 administrative code section 30.021 to update the structural organization of the city.

1183
01:30:40,720 --> 01:30:42,260
Is there a motion?

1184
01:30:43,000 --> 01:30:43,520
Motion approved.

1185
01:30:44,360 --> 01:30:44,560
Second.

1186
01:30:44,980 --> 01:30:45,660
Motion in the second.

1187
01:30:45,740 --> 01:30:46,400
Any discussion?

1188
01:30:47,120 --> 01:30:49,380
Hearing none all of the bearer of the motion raise your right hand?

1189
01:30:49,600 --> 01:30:50,220
All of the post.

1190
01:30:50,440 --> 01:30:50,940
Motion passes.

1191
01:30:51,860 --> 01:30:52,420
Item C.

1192
01:30:52,680 --> 01:30:56,660
Consider ordinance and many in the court of warnings of the city of Edinburgh Texas at Title 3 administration

1193
01:30:56,660 --> 01:30:58,640
Chapter 30 administrative code sections.

1194
01:30:58,640 --> 01:31:08,140
30.071, 30.072, and 30.075 provide a change to the city's current classification compensation plan for non civil service employees.

1195
01:31:08,520 --> 01:31:09,880
So move a second.

1196
01:31:10,340 --> 01:31:10,580
All right.

1197
01:31:10,720 --> 01:31:13,440
Motion in a second to approve any discussion?

1198
01:31:14,200 --> 01:31:15,000
What does this do?

1199
01:31:24,980 --> 01:31:27,840
After the American Commission, Erica Bay, Director of Human Resources.

1200
01:31:28,740 --> 01:31:32,140
So your question was, what is the compensation being changed to?

1201
01:31:32,640 --> 01:31:37,540
So normally every year, if there's any type of adjustment on the compensation plan,

1202
01:31:37,540 --> 01:31:42,360
this is where we would amend the ordinance. So for example on this one there's

1203
01:31:42,360 --> 01:31:50,620
being a change in the rate of paint for one grade and then we're adding one position to one

1204
01:31:50,620 --> 01:31:51,100
grade.

1205
01:31:57,550 --> 01:32:02,300
Yeah so it's adding the director of public facilities to grade one. That is correct. And then

1206
01:32:02,870 --> 01:32:08,630
the rate of change for grade 250 I believe.

1207
01:32:13,540 --> 01:32:16,080
Any other questions? All of us at the

1208
01:32:16,080 --> 01:32:20,880
the motion raise your right hand, all the posts, motion passes, item D.

1209
01:32:21,100 --> 01:32:23,740
Consider, ordinance, amended the code of ordinances of the City of Edinburgh, Texas,

1210
01:32:23,920 --> 01:32:28,300
a title of three administration, Chapter 30 administrative code section, 30.073, to provide

1211
01:32:28,300 --> 01:32:31,520
changes to the Civil Service classification compensation pass.

1212
01:32:34,020 --> 01:32:35,800
Motion in a second, any discussion?

1213
01:32:37,120 --> 01:32:41,000
Hearing none, all the favor, the motion raise your right hand, all the posts, motion passes.

1214
01:32:47,370 --> 01:32:50,490
Next item, the awarding of Bids, 13A.

1215
01:32:51,130 --> 01:32:53,210
Consider awarding RFP, number 2026,

1216
01:32:53,470 --> 01:32:54,230
statutory 1,6,

1217
01:32:54,510 --> 01:32:56,090
development, impact fee,

1218
01:32:56,290 --> 01:32:56,730
next-study,

1219
01:32:57,190 --> 01:32:57,930
for the city of Edinburgh,

1220
01:32:58,130 --> 01:32:58,750
Texas 2, World,

1221
01:32:58,810 --> 01:32:59,710
and Financial Services.

1222
01:33:00,390 --> 01:33:01,270
That has rank in proposal

1223
01:33:01,270 --> 01:33:02,390
and authorized city manager

1224
01:33:02,390 --> 01:33:03,650
to enter into professional service

1225
01:33:03,650 --> 01:33:04,190
contract,

1226
01:33:04,470 --> 01:33:05,210
pursuant to the city's

1227
01:33:05,210 --> 01:33:06,370
orances and procurement policies.

1228
01:33:07,590 --> 01:33:08,010
Is there a motion?

1229
01:33:08,450 --> 01:33:09,210
Motion approved?

1230
01:33:11,630 --> 01:33:12,250
Motion approved?

1231
01:33:12,330 --> 01:33:12,670
Motion approved in a second.

1232
01:33:12,830 --> 01:33:13,190
Any discussion?

1233
01:33:15,970 --> 01:33:16,670
Hearing none?

1234
01:33:18,150 --> 01:33:19,330
All, all is a favorite

1235
01:33:19,330 --> 01:33:20,450
of the motion, raise your right hand?

1236
01:33:20,890 --> 01:33:21,370
All is opposed?

1237
01:33:21,510 --> 01:33:21,570
All is opposed?

1238
01:33:21,570 --> 01:33:22,130
All right, motion passes?

1239
01:33:22,990 --> 01:33:23,450
Item B?

1240
01:33:23,450 --> 01:33:26,770
Consider awarding RFP number 2026-020,

1241
01:33:26,970 --> 01:33:28,490
but answer for the large drainage improvement space

1242
01:33:28,490 --> 01:33:33,430
to blue dot site and utilities LC for the amount of not to exceed 760,000,

1243
01:33:33,430 --> 01:33:35,830
and otherwise the city manager to enter into professional services,

1244
01:33:36,310 --> 01:33:38,850
contract and execute any documents related there too,

1245
01:33:39,010 --> 01:33:40,910
pursuant to the city's ordinances and procurement policies.

1246
01:33:42,210 --> 01:33:44,150
Is there a much improved motion?

1247
01:33:45,490 --> 01:33:46,570
Is there a second?

1248
01:33:47,710 --> 01:33:47,930
Second.

1249
01:33:48,470 --> 01:33:50,350
All right, there's a motion in a second, any discussion?

1250
01:33:52,030 --> 01:33:56,290
All right, all is a favor of the motion raise your right hand, all is a post, motion passes.

1251
01:33:57,190 --> 01:33:58,350
All right, item 14A.

1252
01:33:58,950 --> 01:34:04,150
Consider approval of the Edinburgh EDC fiscal year 2026, 2027 program work and budget.

1253
01:34:14,020 --> 01:34:15,400
Good evening, Mayor and City Council.

1254
01:34:16,160 --> 01:34:19,860
When I'm so that I've got to say, I'm the executive director for Edinburgh Geck and I'm a Devon Corporation.

1255
01:34:20,760 --> 01:34:29,140
And I'd like to thank you on behalf of the Edinburgh Geck and I'm a Development Corporation for all the support that you have provided to the EDC.

1256
01:34:29,140 --> 01:34:32,360
and to the surrounding businesses as well.

1257
01:34:32,720 --> 01:34:34,300
At yesterday's board of directors meeting the board

1258
01:34:34,300 --> 01:34:36,360
approved the budget for fiscal year 27,

1259
01:34:37,080 --> 01:34:40,520
2627, and the program of work associated with that budget.

1260
01:34:41,260 --> 01:34:43,800
And at 7-0 vote, both the program of the work

1261
01:34:43,800 --> 01:34:45,440
and the budget are included in your packet,

1262
01:34:45,920 --> 01:34:47,240
and I would like to review some of the highlights

1263
01:34:47,240 --> 01:34:48,360
from that packet.

1264
01:34:49,040 --> 01:34:51,300
The program of work comes from the strategic plan.

1265
01:34:51,500 --> 01:34:53,180
That was adopted several years ago,

1266
01:34:53,280 --> 01:34:54,760
and it's a continuation of that plan.

1267
01:34:54,840 --> 01:34:57,020
It's year three of that plan, and it focuses

1268
01:34:57,020 --> 01:35:03,640
of various priorities to encourage private investment, job creation and improvement of quality

1269
01:35:03,640 --> 01:35:09,480
of life. Our focus is upcoming year. We'll be to continue to work on attracting new businesses,

1270
01:35:10,240 --> 01:35:15,220
including retail, commercial and industrial entities, who create opportunities for large job

1271
01:35:15,220 --> 01:35:21,920
creation, working within existing industries and with local companies, small businesses, to help them

1272
01:35:21,920 --> 01:35:26,760
be more profitable and, of course, in creating a better quality of life for our citizens. Some of

1273
01:35:26,760 --> 01:35:30,160
Programs and incentives which we will continue to use include

1274
01:35:30,160 --> 01:35:34,960
lift fund, flip, commercial recruitment program, investment grants,

1275
01:35:35,360 --> 01:35:40,300
infrastructure grants, job creation grants, and others that qualify

1276
01:35:40,300 --> 01:35:42,800
businesses are eligible for.

1277
01:35:43,500 --> 01:35:46,000
We will continue to invest in our city's infrastructure at the airport,

1278
01:35:46,660 --> 01:35:50,340
imports of downtown, and some of the commercial areas that we have to

1279
01:35:50,340 --> 01:35:51,680
continue to boost our tax fate.

1280
01:35:52,180 --> 01:35:56,260
Our budget has a total of over $13.3 million in revenues, and

1281
01:35:56,260 --> 01:35:59,780
11.3 and reserves that we're going to be using for some of these projects.

1282
01:36:01,020 --> 01:36:05,980
We will be expanding well over $7.5 million in various parts of the city in infrastructure

1283
01:36:06,620 --> 01:36:11,040
and, of course, finishing off our Workforce Resource Center and Pro Shop at Ebeding Hills

1284
01:36:11,040 --> 01:36:11,920
as well.

1285
01:36:12,300 --> 01:36:17,880
These are some of the top priorities they include investments in downtown, in midtown,

1286
01:36:18,080 --> 01:36:24,760
which is between basically city hall and the courthouse in the university and near the

1287
01:36:24,760 --> 01:36:29,660
in Arena and of course the airport are targeted and industries continue to be health care,

1288
01:36:29,880 --> 01:36:35,960
advanced manufacturing tech companies, retail, family and attainment, logistics, food processing,

1289
01:36:36,260 --> 01:36:39,620
and others. Now be happy to answer any specific questions on the budget.

1290
01:36:46,820 --> 01:36:52,460
All right, Eric, no questions, thank you. Do we need action on this item?

1291
01:36:54,740 --> 01:36:59,740
As per the bylaws, we would need action from the City Council to adopt the budget and program work.

1292
01:36:59,740 --> 01:37:09,080
Okay. So, requesting a motion to approve the EDC's program I work in, but is there a motion?

1293
01:37:09,380 --> 01:37:12,540
Motion to approve? Second? Motion to the second. Any discussion?

1294
01:37:14,960 --> 01:37:15,040
All right.

1295
01:37:15,240 --> 01:37:17,960
I was a favor of the motion raised right in. I was opposed. Motion best.

1296
01:37:18,440 --> 01:37:18,940
Thank you.

1297
01:37:21,630 --> 01:37:25,230
Consent agenda. Can I get a motion to approve items A through E?

1298
01:37:25,230 --> 01:37:26,950
So move second

1299
01:37:27,790 --> 01:37:29,750
Hold on just one with a nio one, right?

1300
01:37:30,000 --> 01:37:44,900
That's right. Thank you. Which one is that one? C. I believe? Yes. Okay. Okay. So then items A, B, D, and E, excluding C, can I get a motion to approve?

1301
01:37:45,160 --> 01:37:48,620
So move. Second. All right. Motion to the second. Any objection to the motion?

1302
01:37:49,400 --> 01:37:55,120
All right. Hearing none. Those items are approved. Is there a motion to table item 15 C?

1303
01:37:57,350 --> 01:37:57,950
Motion? Second.

1304
01:37:57,950 --> 01:38:02,950
In a second, any objection to the motion, hearing none that motion passes, item C is

1305
01:38:02,950 --> 01:38:03,470
tabled.

1306
01:38:04,610 --> 01:38:07,830
16 other business A, any future items requested by the council.

1307
01:38:11,370 --> 01:38:13,090
Item B, Secretary of the Court of the Caption.

1308
01:38:13,390 --> 01:38:16,850
Discussion of possible action regarding resetting the time and place of public hearing

1309
01:38:16,850 --> 01:38:20,270
to be held jointly by the City Council on the Planning and Zoning Commission regarding

1310
01:38:20,270 --> 01:38:23,690
the City's unified development code and prescribing the type of notice to be given

1311
01:38:23,690 --> 01:38:26,010
of the time and place of the joint to public hearing.

1312
01:38:29,800 --> 01:38:32,860
So on this particular one, I know there's a particular motion that we need on

1313
01:38:32,860 --> 01:38:36,660
this one. Mr. City Attorney, what would that motion be? Mr. Mayor, I would be recommending

1314
01:38:36,660 --> 01:38:40,680
a motion by Council prescribing that notice of the time and place of the Joint Public

1315
01:38:40,680 --> 01:38:44,320
Hearing with the Planning and Zone and Commission on Proposed Amendments to the City's

1316
01:38:44,320 --> 01:38:49,680
Unified Development Code be given by publication in a newspaper of General Circulation stating

1317
01:38:49,680 --> 01:38:56,840
that the hearing will be held on October 6, 2026 at 5 p.m. at Edinburgh City Council Chambers.

1318
01:39:00,620 --> 01:39:01,240
Is there a motion?

1319
01:39:01,240 --> 01:39:02,920
So I'll move back in.

1320
01:39:02,960 --> 01:39:04,620
Motion in a second and any discussion.

1321
01:39:06,080 --> 01:39:08,020
All is in favor of the motion, raise your right hand.

1322
01:39:08,280 --> 01:39:09,520
All is opposed, motion passes.

1323
01:39:12,040 --> 01:39:13,420
Item 17 is executive session again,

1324
01:39:13,520 --> 01:39:14,980
and get a motion to enter executive session.

1325
01:39:16,240 --> 01:39:17,640
Motion in a second and any objection.

1326
01:39:18,080 --> 01:39:20,600
Hearing none, the motion is adopted.

1327
01:39:20,800 --> 01:39:21,860
We are now in executive session.

1328
01:39:22,040 --> 01:39:24,080
Time is 738 p.m.

1329
01:39:25,100 --> 01:39:26,640
Item A, constitutionally city attorney.

1330
01:39:26,640 --> 01:39:28,060
Item B, constitutionally city attorney,

1331
01:39:28,340 --> 01:39:29,120
regarding person and matters.

1332
01:39:29,120 --> 01:39:33,160
IITFC discussion in possible action regarding the commencing change or lease and real property.

1333
01:39:33,620 --> 01:39:36,460
IITAMD discussion in possible action regarding economic development matters.

1334
01:39:36,880 --> 01:39:38,000
Number one project face.

1335
04:06:25,170 --> 04:06:30,610
Time is 10.05. We are exiting executive session. Can I get a motion to enter into the open?

1336
04:06:30,870 --> 04:06:35,170
So, we're second. All right. Any objections to the motion hearing? None. Motion passes.

1337
04:06:35,390 --> 04:06:36,630
We are back in the open.

1338
04:06:38,750 --> 04:06:42,750
Mr. City Attorney. I believe we do need action on an item.

1339
04:06:42,970 --> 04:06:51,150
That's correct, Mr. Mayor. There is one item needing action for item 17D. At this time, I recommend a motion to approve the action of the EDC Board of Directors.

1340
04:06:51,150 --> 04:06:55,230
approving project is as to the terms discussed in executive session.

1341
04:06:56,670 --> 04:07:08,870
Is there a motion motion motion in the second in the objection hearing none motion passes any other business no further items needed for action at this time there okay no action required all business done this meetings adjourned time is ten o six

1342
04:08:12,930 --> 04:08:36,910
In the valley, this culture is very rich. And with a lot of global movement and a lot of other genres, we need to make sure that we don't forget what are true traditions and heritage is down here, which is going on until Nathaniel and Fahano, making sure that we archive from all and also get as much as the youth to get involved as much as possible will help push things forward.

1343
04:08:36,910 --> 04:08:44,110
So today we are celebrating our 20th anniversary of our big squeeze of my finals here in Edinburgh Texas Texas

1344
04:08:44,110 --> 04:08:50,650
Folklife is a 41 year old non-profit where statewide organization that's committed to the Folk

1345
04:08:50,650 --> 04:08:58,410
and Traditional Arts that's presentation preservation and documentation. We work with a variety of communities across the state

1346
04:08:58,410 --> 04:09:03,410
The city of Edinburgh has been great. They're wonderful community partners with Texas Folklife

1347
04:09:03,410 --> 04:09:12,610
We've enjoyed bringing the competition year after year. It's a beautiful city. The staff is very welcome me every time we hear we're here

1348
04:09:12,610 --> 04:09:15,270
We feel like we're family and we never want to leave

1349
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Everything from opening up their facility to connecting us with community vendors so that we can give back to the community

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Add to the economic ecosystem as well and they open a door for Texas Folklife and so they're just a phone call away

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and we've really appreciated the partnership that we've had.